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D.C. Municipal Regulations (Last Updated: September 13, 2017) |
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Title 21. WATER AND SANITATION |
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Chapter 21-9. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN BODY WASTES |
Section 21-904. PERMITS FOR OTHER METHODS OF DISPOSAL
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904.1Each application for the construction and maintenance of a method for the disposal of human excreta or body wastes other than by an earth-pit privy or a septic tank and subsoil sewage disposal system shall be made in writing on a blank form furnished by and filed with the Department.
904.2The 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.
904.3The form shall be executed in duplicate, and each copy shall be accompanied by a complete set of detailed working plans of the method proposed.
904.4The Director shall determine whether the method proposed is to be upon an original lot or a subdivisional lot situated on a street where there is a public sewer and watermain available for the use of that lot.
904.5No permit shall be issued until the Director is satisfied that the method can be maintained without endangering the public health or otherwise creating a nuisance.
904.6The permit for the maintenance of the disposal method shall be issued without cost.
904.7The permit shall be affixed in a conspicuous place on the inside of the privy, outhouse building, or other place designated by the Director, and shall remain in that place.