Section 21-903. SEPTIC TANK PERMITS

 

903.1Each application for the construction and maintenance of a septic tank and subsoil sewage disposal system shall be made in writing on a blank form furnished by the Department and shall be addressed to the Director

 

903.2Each application form shall specify the following:

 

(a)The parcel or lot and square numbers;

 

(b)The house number and street; and

 

(c)The type and occupancy of the building or premises to be served.

 

903.3Each application form shall be executed in triplicate, and each copy shall be accompanied by a complete set of detailed working plans of the proposed system and a plat of the property showing the buildings and system located on the property correct to scale.

 

903.4The Director shall determine whether a public sewer is or will, within a reasonable time, be reasonably available to the property.

 

903.5No permit shall be issued until the following matters have been determined and certified, in the manner determined by the Director:

 

(a)That a public sewer is not and will not, within a reasonable time, be reasonably available to the property; and

 

(b)That the proposed septic tank and subsoil sewage disposal system complies with the D.C. Plumbing Code.

 

903.6No permit shall be issued if the Director determines that any of the following conditions apply:

 

(a)The local soil conditions will prevent the sanitary operation of the system;

 

(b)The water supply is not adequate to permit the sanitary operation of the system;

 

(c)The operation of the system will pollute a stream, pond, lake, or other body of water or contaminate a water supply, pool, or bathing place; or

 

(d)The operation of the system will endanger the public health or otherwise create a nuisance.

 

903.7The permit for the construction and maintenance of a septic tank and subsoil sewage disposal system shall be affixed in a conspicuous place in the building on the premises and shall remain in that place.

 

source

Commissioners' Order No. 300,417/2, dated August 3, 1944; 8 DCRR §C-3311, Health Regulations Supplement.

EditorNote

The Plumbing Code referred to in this section has been superseded by D.C. Law 6-216, Construction Codes Approval and Amendments Act of 1986, effective March 21, 1987. Section 12 of D.C. Law 6-216 provides that the construction regulations existing prior to March 21, 1987, remain in effect for projects having reached specified stages of completion. D.C. Law 6-216 adopted the 1984 National BOCA Codes, and the 1985 D.C. Supplement to the National BOCA Codes. Effective November 27, 1992 (39 DCR 8665), the 1984 BOCA Codes, and the 1985 D.C. Supplement to the National BOCA Codes were superseded by the adoption of the 1990 BOCA Codes, and the 1992 D.C. Supplement to the BOCA Codes.