As Amended
SEC. 41-67-7. Requirements for approval of disposal systems; determination of feasibility [Repealed effective July 1, 2005].
Individual on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be considered acceptable on lots in areas or subdivisions where prior to the sale of the lots, the following requirements are met:
(1) Individual on-site wastewater disposal systems with underground absorption fields shall be considered acceptable, provided the following requirements are met:
(a) Sewers are not available or feasible;
(b) The existing disposal systems in the area are functioning satisfactorily;
(c) Soil types, soil texture, seasonal water tables and other limiting factors are satisfactory for underground absorption; and
(d) Any private water supply is located at a higher elevation and at least fifty (50) feet from the individual on-site wastewater disposal system and at least one hundred (100) feet from the disposal field of the system.
(2) Except for systems utilizing underground absorption, alternative individual on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be considered acceptable, provided the following requirements are met:
(a) Sewers are not available or feasible;
(b) The systems meet applicable water quality requirements of the federal Clean Water Act and also requirements of the board and department; and
(c) Any discharge is confined within the boundaries of the property of the generator except as authorized under Section 41-67-8.
SOURCES: Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 7; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 7, HB 1458; Reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 7, HB 434; Reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, § 7, HB 845, eff from and after passage (approved Apr. 20, 2003).
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