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Effective April 28, 2015 Chapter Four Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Regulations <br />WASHINGTON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CODE <br />CHAPTER FOUR <br />SUBSURFACE SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEM REGULATIONS <br />Table of Contents <br />SECTION1. PURPOSE AND INTENT..................................................................................................................... 9 <br />SECTION2. <br />DEFINITIONS..................................................................................................................................... <br />10 <br />2.1 <br />Certain Terms................................................................................................................................10 <br />2.2 <br />Definitions.....................................................................................................................................10 <br />SECTION3 <br />ADMINISTRATION............................................................................................................................ <br />20 <br />3.1 <br />Administrative scope.....................................................................................................................20 <br />3.2 <br />Qualifications.................................................................................................................................20 <br />3.3 <br />Federal regulations.........................................................................................................................20 <br />3.3 <br />Variance procedures......................................................................................................................20 <br />3.4 <br />Board of adjustment and appeals...................................................................................................20 <br />3.5 <br />Adherence to these standards.........................................................................................................20 <br />3.6 <br />MSTS qualifications......................................................................................................................21 <br />3.7 <br />Collection Systems........................................................................................................................21 <br />3.8 <br />MSTS septage................................................................................................................................21 <br />3.9 <br />SDS permit required......................................................................................................................21 <br />3.10 <br />Other state regulations...............................................................................................................21 <br />3.11 <br />Local regulations........................................................................................................................21 <br />3.12 <br />Work done without permit.........................................................................................................21 <br />3.13 <br />Authorized access......................................................................................................................22 <br />3.14 <br />Permit fees..................................................................................................................................22 <br />SECTION <br />4 COMPLIANCE CRITERIA................................................................................................................. <br />23 <br />4.1 <br />Treatment required.........................................................................................................................23 <br />4.2 <br />Compliance criteria for new construction......................................................................................23 <br />4.3 <br />Compliance criteria for existing systems.......................................................................................23 <br />4.4 <br />Compliance criteria for systems with a flow of greater than 2,500 gallons per day.....................24 <br />4.5 <br />Compliance criteria for systems receiving replacement components............................................24 <br />4.6 <br />MSTS General...............................................................................................................................24 <br />4.7 <br />Public health and safety; imminent threat.....................................................................................24 <br />4.8 <br />Groundwater protection.................................................................................................................24 <br />4.9 <br />Other conformance........................................................................................................................25 <br />4.10 System operation........................................................................................................................25 <br />4.11 Compliance criteria for systems receiving replacement components........................................25 <br />4.12 Upgrade requirements................................................................................................................25 <br />2 Washington County Development Code <br />