N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-7.1

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 21, November 4, 2024

Section 7:9A-7.1 - Design requirements

(a) A professional engineer who is licensed in the State of New Jersey shall design all individual subsurface sewage disposal systems.

(b) The engineer shall take into consideration slope, surface drainage, soil characteristics, the presence and depth of limiting zones within the soil, soil permeability, type of wastes and the expected volume of sanitary sewage in the design of all individual subsurface sewage disposal systems.

(c) Individual subsurface sewage disposal systems shall not be designed in a manner that will permit a direct discharge of sanitary sewage or septic tank effluent onto the surface of the ground, into a subsurface drain, or into any water course.

(d) The septic system designer shall design the system in a manner that provides ground access on the property for servicing and maintenance of all system components. This shall include clearance for appropriate equipment and/or replacement components to be brought to the existing component locations without the need to remove or alter existing or proposed structures, accessory buildings, swimming pools, retaining structures, patios, decks, trees or other permanent features.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-7.1

Amended by R.2012 d.066, effective 4/2/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 478(a), 44 N.J.R. 1047(a).
Added (d).