Title 51 PUBLIC HEALTH―SANITARY CODE Part XIII. Sewage ...

1 Title 51 PUBLIC HEALTH sanitary CODEPart XIII. Sewage DisposalChapter1. General[formerly Chapter 13 Subpart A] [formerly paragraph 13:001] used in this Part, the terms defined in thisChapter supplementany definitions which may be setforth in law and shall have the following meaningsand/or applications, unless the context or use thereofclearly indicates otherwise, or more explicit definitionsand/or applications are referenced. Terms not defined orreferenced herein shall have the meanings as defined inthe other Parts of the sanitary code of the state ofLouisiana. In any instance where a term defined herein isalso defined in one or more other Parts of this Code, thedefinition contained in this Partshall be given preferenceas it pertains to Sewage Treatment Facility(designed inaccordance with 503) any treatment facility which isrequired by the state health officer whenever the use ofan individual sewerage system isunfeasible or Sewerage System any sewerage systemwhich serves multiple connections and consists of acollection and/or pumping/transport system andtreatment Septic Tank System a septic tanksystem which consists of a septic tank(s)

2 Followed by asubsurface absorption any or all of the apparatus andappurtenances associated with a sanitary sewagetreatment system, element, or a proprietary device whichmay beused in lieu of conventional subsurface absorption fieldmaterials when approved by the state health Mechanical Plant a treatment facilitywhich provides primary and secondary treatment ofsanitary Sewage by use of aerobic bacterial action whichis sustained by mechanical Sewerage System any system of piping(excluding the building drain), and/or collection and/ortransport system which serves one or more connections,and/or pumping facility, and treatment facility, all locatedon the property where the sanitary sewageoriginates; and which utilizes the individualsewerage system technology which is set forth inChapter 7 Subchapter B of this Part, or a commercialtreatment facility which is specifically authorized foruse by the state health Use Sewerage System a seweragesystem which may be authorized by the state healthofficer for installation or use for a structure ordwelling which is occupied less than four days in aweek, and the use of which generates less than 100 GPD of sanitary a person who engages in thebusiness or practice of constructing individualmechanical sewerage treatment systems, and whois responsible for having the system evaluated incompliance with of this any natural person, partnership,corporation.

3 Association, governmental subdivision,receiver, tutor, curator, executor, administrator,fiduciary, or representative of another person, orpublic or private organization of any any structure or dwelling of anyconstruction whatsoever in which a person may live,work, or Sewage any and all human wasteand/or domestic waste, the disposal of whichrequires a sewerage system approved or authorizedby the state health officer. sanitary Sewage mayinclude its conveying liquid and/or any other liquidor solid material which may be present Treatment Standard a sewageeffluent water quality standard which prescribes amaximum 30-day average concentration ofbiochemical oxygen demand (5-day basis) of 30milligrams per liter (mg/l), and a maximum dailyconcentration of biochemical oxygen demand (5-daybasis) of 45 mg/l.

4 The 30-day average concentrationis an arithmetic mean of the values for all effluentsamples collected in the sampling period. Theanalyses to be performed for the purpose ofdetermining compliance with these effluentlimitations and standards shall be in accordance with theeighteenth edition of the "Standard Methods for theExamination of Water and Wastewater," available fromthe American PUBLIC Health Association 1015 EighteenthStreet NW, Washington, 20036, except whereotherwise Tank System an individual sewerage systemwhich consists of a septictank(s) followed by a processwhich treats and disposes of the septic tank System any system of piping (excludingthe building drain and building sewer)

5 And/or collectionand/or transport system and/or pumping facility and/ortreatment facility, all for the purpose of collecting,transporting, pumping, treating and/or disposing ofsanitary the purpose of these regulations division, or the process or results thereof,of any land into two or more lots,tracts, parcels, orplots, any one of which has an area of less than 3 acres; re-subdivision of land heretofore dividedinto lots, tracts, sites or parcels; provided, however, thatminimum lot size restrictions presented in shallnot subdivision legally established andrecorded prior to July 28, 1967; small parcel of land sold to or exchangedbetween adjoining property owners, provided that sucha sale or exchange does not create additional.

6 For the purpose of these regulations, therequirements for wetlands might be more a person or entity authorized bya licensed manufacturer to construct, or assembleindividual sewerage systems, or any portion Coach any of the various forms of structureswhich are equipped, or capable of being equipped, withwheels, including, but not limited to, travel trailers, truckcoaches or campers, mobile homes, trailers, and/or tentcampers, whether capable of moving under its ownpower or not, and where a person or persons may live,work, or Park any lot, tract, parcel or plot of landupon which more than one trailer coach is or may belocated, and where trailer coach spaces are rented NOTE:The first source of authority forpromulgation of the sanitary code is in 36:258(B), withmore particular provisions found in Chapters 1 and 4 of Title 40of the Louisiana Revised Statutes.

7 This Part is Promulgated inaccordance with 40:4(A)(6)and 40:5(9)(20).HISTORICAL NOTE:Promulgated by the Department ofHealth and Hospitals, Office of PUBLIC Health, LR 28:1343 (June2002).Chapter3. General Requirements forSewerage Disposal[formerly Chapter 13 Subpart B] Fixtures[formerly paragraph 13:002] premises shall be provided with plumbingfixtures as prescribed in Part XIV of this Code. Suchplumbing fixtures shall be connected to acommunity sewerage system whenever feasible orto an individual sewerage system which isspecifically approved for the premises by the statehealth officer after it is determined that connectionto a community sewerage system is unfeasible andthat the installation and operation of an individualsewerage system is not likely to create a nuisance ora PUBLIC health NOTE:Promulgated in accordance with :4(A)(6) and 40:5(9)(20).

8 HISTORICAL NOTE:Promulgated by the Department ofHealth and Hospitals, Office of PUBLIC Health, LR 28:1344 (June2002). Parties[formerly paragraph 13:003] person who owns, operates, manages, orotherwise controls any premises, shall provide forsewage disposal in a manner which is in compliancewith this NOTE:Promulgated in accordance :4(A)(6) and 40:5(9)(20).HISTORICAL NOTE:Promulgated by the Department ofHealth and Hospitals, Office of PUBLIC Health, LR 28:1344 (June2002). [formerly paragraph 13:004-1] person shall not directly or indirectlydischarge, or allow to be discharged, the contents oreffluent from any plumbing fixtures, vault, privy,portable toilet, or septic tank, into any road, street,gutter, ditch, water course, body of water, or ontothe surface of the NOTE:Promulgated in accordance with :4(A)(6) and 40:5(9)(20).

9 HISTORICAL NOTE:Promulgated by the Department of Health andHospitals, Office of PUBLIC Health, LR 28:1344 (June 2002). [formerly paragraph 13:004-2] componentpart of a sewerage system shall beinstalled wherever contamination of a ground watersupply may occur. The location of any sewerage facilityshall not conflict with the placement requirements for awater well which are set forth in Part XII of this NOTE:Promulgated in accordance with 40:4(A)(6)and 40:5(9)(20).HISTORICAL NOTE:Promulgated by the Department of Health andHospitals, Office of PUBLIC Health, LR 28:1344 (June 2002). Permits[formerly paragraph 13:005] permits issued, or approval of plans andspecifications granted prior to the effective date of the1998 revisions of this Part shall remain in effect as itrelates to the design of the sewerage system, unless thestate health officer determines there exists a need forrevision of such permits or NOTE:Promulgated in accordance with 40:4(A)(6)and 40:5(9)(20).

10 HISTORICAL NOTE:Promulgated by the Department of Health andHospitals, Office of PUBLIC Health, LR 28:1344(June 2002).Chapter5. Community SewerageSystems[formerly Chapter 13 Subpart C] [formerly paragraph 13:006] person shall not construct or operate acommunity sewerage system, or make a modification ofan existing system which changesthe system's capacity,effluent quality, point of discharge, hydraulic orcontaminant loadings, or operation of the componentunits of the system without having first obtained apermit from the state health officer. No communitysewerage system shall be constructed, or modified to theextent mentioned above, except in accordance withplans and specifications for installation which have beenapproved as a part of a permit issued by the state healthofficer prior to the start of construction or NOTE:Promulgated in accordance with 40:4(A)(6)and 40:5(9)(20).