Section 380. System design requirements, construction drawings, certification statement, and site denial

A. Any application for a construction permit accompanied by an AOSE/PE certification shall contain construction drawings, plans, and specifications in a form approved by the division sufficient to allow the system to be installed by the contractor in accordance with the Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations (12VAC5-610) and the proposed permit. When a system is sufficiently complex to require the practice of engineering, a professional engineer shall seal the plans and specifications. The design information necessary to issue a sewage disposal system construction permit includes:

1. All the information required on form CHS 202 A and B (see Forms, Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations);

2. System construction drawings containing the minimum information as determined by the division;

3. Plans and specifications sufficient to allow the successful installation of a system when the application is for a construction permit;

4. Design calculations used to establish the design parameters of the recommended system, including the minimum information deemed appropriate by the division; and

5. Three copies of the construction drawings and specifications.

Subdivisions 1 through 5 of this subsection establish the minimum information necessary to issue a construction permit. Additional information may be necessary depending on the specific site. Applications that do not contain this minimum data set shall be denied.

B. Certification letters and subdivision submittals do not normally require a complete design with specifications. Prior to applying for a certification letter or preparing a package for subdivision review an AOSE/PE shall conduct evaluations and provide documentation sufficient to verify that specific and sufficient area is available for the proposed system, including setback distances, and that the soils are capable of supporting the proposed design flow.

C. All site evaluation work submitted in support of a construction permit, certification letter, or subdivision review shall be in the form specified above and shall be certified as fully complying with the Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations. A certification statement approved by the department shall be used to make such certification.

D. In some cases an owner may desire to submit an application with a certification by an AOSE/PE stating that a site does not comply with the minimum requirements of the Sewage Handling and Disposal Regulations. In such cases an AOSE/PE may submit the appropriate reports and information as required by this chapter and the department shall process the application in accordance with the procedures for processing applications for permits and letters. Instead of issuing a permit or letter, the department will issue a denial letter.

Historical Notes

Derived from Volume 18, Issue 18, eff. July 1, 2002.

Statutory Authority

§§ 32.1-163.5 and 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia.