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PA Bulletin, Doc. No. 97-1818

RULES AND REGULATIONS

Title 25--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY BOARD
  

[27 Pa.B. 6079]

[Correction]

[25 PA. CODE CHS. 72 AND 73]

Administration of Sewage Facilities, Planning Program and Standards for Sewage Disposal Facilities (Act 149)

   Errors appeared at 27 Pa.B. 5877, 5913, 5930, 5931 (November 8, 1997) in §§ 72.22(a), 73.16(e) and 73.31(b)(4) (relating to permit issuance; absorption and spray field area requirements; and standards for septic tanks). The correct version appears in Annex A hereto.

Annex A

TITLE 25.  ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

PART I.  DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

Subchapter C.  PROTECTION OF NATURAL RESOURCES

CHAPTER 72. ADMINISTRATION OF SEWAGE FACILITIES PERMITTING PROGRAM

§ 72.22.  Permit issuance.

   (a)  A person may not install, award a contract for construction or construct an individual or community onlot sewage system, or install, construct, occupy or use a building to be served by that system without first obtaining a permit from the local agency, except as provided in subsections (c)--(e).

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§ 73.16.  Absorption and spray field area requirements.

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   (e)  Spray fields.  Table B shall be used in calculating the square footage of spray fields based on flows determined in subsection (a). Table B includes allowances for garbage grinders, automatic washing machines, dishwashers and water softeners.

TABLE B

Soil CharacteristicsSlopeRequired Spray Field Area (Ft2)
Depth To RockDepth To Water Table3 Bedroom HomeAdditional Area Per Bedroom
16 to 20 inches10 to 40 inches<=12%40,00010,000
>12%80,00020,000
>40 inches<=12%15,0003,750
>12%30,0007,500
>20 inches10 to 20 inches<=12%20,0005,000
>12%40,00010,000
>20 inches>=12%10,0002,500
>12%20,0005,000

CHAPTER 73.  STANDARDS FOR ONLOT SEWAGE TREATMENT FACILITIES

TREATMENT TANKS

§ 73.31.  Standards for septic tanks.

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   (b)  Construction.

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   (4)  Septic tank installations shall consist of tanks with multiple compartments or multiple tanks. The first compartment or tank shall have at least the same capacity as the second but may not exceed twice the capacity of the second. Tanks or compartments shall be connected in series and may not exceed four in number in any one installation.

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[Pa.B. Doc. No. 97-1818. Filed for public inspection November 7, 1997, 9:00 a.m.]


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