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Index to Septic System Design Regulations & Specifications
based on New York State Septic System Regulations
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Model septic system design specifications & regulations:
This article series uses the New York State wastewater treatment standard for individual household septic systems (Appendix 75-A) to provide an example of state regulated design and installation of both conventional tank and leach field septic systems and alternative septic system designs, including raised septic systems, septic mound systems, intermittent sand filter septic systems, and evaportion-transpiration septic systems.
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Example Septic System Design Regulations & Design Specifications
APPENDIX 75-A to Public Health Law, 201(1)(1)
NEW YORK STATE
WASTEWATER TREATMENT STANDARDS - INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD SEPTIC SYSTEMS
WASTEWATER TREATMENT DESIGN and REGULATION SECTION
See SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN BASICS for a description of the specifications and properties of most common septic systems such as tank and drainfield, soil & perc tests, septic tank pumping table, septic system treatment chemicals, and steep slope system designs.
See SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN ALTERNATIVES for a description of alternative septic system designers, products, and design specifications such as cesspools, disinfection systems, evaporation/transpiration, filters, fixed film gravelless, greywater, holding tanks, lagoons, media filters, mound septic designs, outhouses, peat filters, pressure dosing, raised beds, sequencing batch, steep slope, toilet alternatives, vegetated submerged beds, and wetland septic designs.
Septic System Design Codes & Regulations Articles
- SEPTIC & SEWAGE TREATMENT CODES & REFERENCES
- U.S. SEPTIC AUTHORITIES & DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN REGULATIONS
- SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN: INTRO
- SEWAGE FLOW & DESIGN FLOW ESTIMATES
- SOIL & SITE EVALUATION for SEPTIC SYSTEMS
- SEWER LINE SPECIFICATIONS
- SEPTIC TANK DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- SEPTIC TANK DESIGN STRENGTH SPECS
- SEPTIC DISTRIBUTION LINES, BOXES, TYPES: GRAVITY, PRESSURE DISTRIBUTION, DOSING, SIPHONS
- SEPTIC DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS for EFFLULENT ABSORPTION, TREATMENT, LEACH FIELDS, SOAKAWAY BEDS
- SEPTIC DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS for ALTERNATIVE SYSTEMS
- RAISED BED SEPTIC DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- SEPTIC MOUND DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- SAND FILTER SEPTIC DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- EVAPORATION SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN SPECIFICATIONS
- DESIGN SPECS HOLDING TANKS, WATERLESS TOILETS
- DESIGN APPROVAL for NEW or INTERIM SEPTIC SYSTEMS & PRODUCTS
- SEPTIC CONSULTANTS, DESIGNERS, ENGINEERS
- SEPTIC DRAWINGS
- SEPTIC SOIL & PERC TESTS
- PERC HOLE SPECIFICATIONS
- PERC TEST STANDARDS
- SOAKBED SOIL CONDITIONS
- SOIL & SITE EVALUATION for SEPTIC SYSTEMS
- SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN ALTERNATIVES - home
- SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN BASICS - home
- SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGN MANUAL - Onlinee
- SEPTIC REFERENCES
- ALTERNATIVE DESIGN SEPTIC SYSTEM SUPPLIERS
- SEPTIC TANK PUMPING SCHEDULE
- TREATMENT LEVELS, WASTEWATER
- TYPES OF SEPTIC SYSTEMS - master list
- WATER QUANTITY USAGE TABLES
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On 2020-04-10 by (mod) - Can I repair my 20 year old leach bed with using the 20 year old code?
Ken
The authoritative answer to your code question always lies with the local building code compliance officer as her word is the final legal authority.
However in most jurisdictions, new work is done to current code;
"repair" of a leach field, such as fixing a broken pipe, ought not be a code issue.
but "repair" of a failed leachfield really means installing a new one - which will need to meet current codes.
On 2020-04-10 by Ken
Can I repair my 20 year old leach bed with using the 20 year old code?
On 2020-02-13 - by (mod) -
Agreed
On 2020-02-13 by ed
On Long Island NY we follow the International Building Code which specifies venting details for each fixture (shower sink toilet etc). I recall all fixtures must be vented. these can vent individually or be combined into one roof or side wall penetration (attic)
On 2018-02-11 by (mod) - Is there a code for VENTING the plumbing in homes
Dee
Depending on where you live local plumbing regulations or building codes perhaps modeled after the uniform Mechanical Code specify quite clearly the requirements for proper venting of the building drain system. If your building has no venting installed it is potentially unsafe as well as prone to clogs and blockages.
See PLUMBING VENT DEFECTS & NOISES - home
and PLUMBING VENT CODES
On 2018-02-11 by Dee
Is there a code for VENTING the plumbing in homes so NO SEPTIC GASES seep or vent into the home.
The home I'm in does NOT have any venting to outside for the plumbing, & the owner put the old school vent cap in the basement, after we smelled sewer gases in the home LAST winter not as strong. But everytime something drains we smelled the gases.
Now it's winter time & the sepric gases are CONSTANT h strong whereas everyone in our home no matter how much I air the house out we all have constant uppwr respiratory infections, & our children NEVER needed any antibiotics ever the youngest of 4 now 14 never ill & now we are always congested with sinus problems.
My Husband wirh 2 Leukemia's developed double pneumonia landed in the Hospital & in septh testing revealed bacteria from such type of gases ruling out everything else that could cause it.
There's a discrepancy because the older generation DOESN'T believe there's any laws or codes that require SPECIFIC VENTING of pumbing to outside & the basement ONLY venting is NO LONGER legal as a result of such health issues as this.
Csn someone PLEASE guide me to ANY written laes about VENTING plumbing for septic gas in homes?
On 2017-11-10 by Anonymous
What is the required size of a tank IOC a three bedroom home in Erie county?
On 2016-09-07 - by (mod) -
Graywater can be treated separately, for example in a drywell.
On 2016-09-06 by John
Is it a requirement under Appendix 75-A to treat "grey" water through homes septic system or can that be diverted separately?
On 2016-07-15 by Neal Jones
When did the requirement of a 1250 gallon septic tank for a four room house become effective in New York?
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Citations & References
In addition to any citations in the article above, a full list is available on request.
- New York State Department of Health, APPENDIX 75-A WASTEWATER TREATMENT STANDARDS - INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD SYSTEMS , [PDF] New York State Department of Health, 3 February 2010, retrieved 3/1/2010, original source: https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/nycrr/title_10/part_75/appendix_75-a.htm
- The NSFC Products List has an excellent list of design manuals/modules National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) now (2019/12/13) hosted at http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ Tel: 304-293-4191 e-mail info@mail.nesc.wvu.edu.
he National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help America's small communities and individuals solve their wastewater problems through objective information about onsite wastewater collection and treatment systems. NSFC products and information are the only national resource of its type, dealing with small community wastewater infrastructure. or by telephone 800-624-8301 - US EPA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS MANUAL [online copy, free] Top Reference: US EPA's Design Manual for Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, 1980, available from the US EPA, the US GPO Superintendent of Documents (Pueblo CO), and from the National Small Flows Clearinghouse. Original source http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/Pubs/625R00008/625R00008.htm Onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems, Richard J Otis, published by the US EPA. Although it's more than 20 years old, this book remains a useful reference for septic system designers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Program Operations; Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory; (1980)
- "International Private Sewage Disposal Code," 1995, BOCA-708-799-2300, ICBO-310-699-0541, SBCCI 205-591-1853, available from those code associations.
- "Manual of Policy, Procedures, and Guidelines for Onsite Sewage Systems," Ontario Reg. 374/81, Part VII of the Environmental Protection Act (Canada), ISBN 0-7743-7303-2, Ministry of the Environment,135 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto Ontario M4V 1P5 Canada $24. CDN.
- Manual of Septic Tank Practice, US Public Health Service's 1959.
- Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems, Bennette D. Burks, Mary Margaret Minnis, Hogarth House 1994 - one of the best septic system books around, suffering a bit from small fonts and a weak index. (DF volunteers to serve as indexer if Burks/Minnis re-publish this very useful volume.)While it contains some material more technical than needed by homeowners, Burks/Minnis book on onsite wastewater treatment systems a very useful reference for both property owners and septic system designers. We refer to it often.
- Septic Tank/Soil-Absorption Systems: How to Operate & Maintain, Equipment Tips, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 8271 1302, 7100 Engineering, 2300 Recreation, September 1982, web search 08/28/2010, original source: http://www.fs.fed.us/t-d/pubs/pdfimage/82711302.pdf
- US EPA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS MANUAL Top Reference: US EPA's Design Manual for Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, 1980, available from the US EPA, the US GPO Superintendent of Documents (Pueblo CO), and from the National Small Flows Clearinghouse. Original source http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/Pubs/625R00008/625R00008.htm
- The NSFC Products List has an excellent list of design manuals/modules National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) now (2019/12/13) hosted at http://www.nesc.wvu.edu/ Tel: 304-293-4191 e-mail info@mail.nesc.wvu.edu.
he National Small Flows Clearinghouse (NSFC) was funded by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to help America's small communities and individuals solve their wastewater problems through objective information about onsite wastewater collection and treatment systems. NSFC products and information are the only national resource of its type, dealing with small community wastewater infrastructure. or by telephone 800-624-8301 - In addition to citations & references found in this article, see the research citations given at the end of the related articles found at our suggested
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