Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Regulations, and Any Board Policies in Effect at the Time Application Is Made for the Permit
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Onsite Wastewater Regulations Effective May 4, 2018 Elk Falls Staunton State Park ONSITE WASTEWATER REGULATIONS This Regulation was originally adopted by the Jefferson County Board of Health on April 1, 1967 and subsequently amended (effective dates) on: November 10, 1973 December 6, 1974, December 5, 1977, June 20, 1980, July 1, 1986, August 1, 1995, November 17, 1998, July 4, 2003, August 4, 2007 May 30, 2014, and May 4, 2018 Jefferson County Board of Health Bonnie McNulty, President Kimberley Krapek Greg Deranleau Dr. R. Dawn Comstock Lane Drager Lindsey Gonzales, Clerk to the Board Amanda B. Cruser, Esq., Counsel for the Board * * * * * * * Jefferson County Public Health 645 Parfet Street, Lakewood CO 80215 https://www.jeffco.us/public-health Mark B. Johnson, MD, MPH Executive Director James Rada, REHS Director, Environmental Health Services Division * * * * * * * Mission: To promote and protect health across the lifespan through prevention, education and partnerships. Vision: Healthy People, Healthy Places T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S Section 1 – AUTHORITY 1.0 Onsite Wastewater Treatment System Act ............................................................................ 1 1.1 Division Authority to Administer and Enforce ......................................................................... 1 Section 2 – DECLARATION, APPLICABILITY, PURPOSE AND SCOPE 2.0 Declaration ............................................................................................................................... 1 2.1 Applicability .............................................................................................................................. 1 2.2 Purpose .................................................................................................................................... 1 2.3 Effluent Discharged to Surface Waters .................................................................................... 1 2.4 Jurisdiction .............................................................................................................................. 2 2.5 General Requirements ............................................................................................................. 2 2.6 General Prohibitions ................................................................................................................ 2 2.7 Severability ............................................................................................................................... 3 2.8 Materials Incorporated by Reference ...................................................................................... 3 Section 3 – DEFINITIONS, TERMS, ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS 3.0 Definitions and Terms ............................................................................................................ 5 3.1 Abbreviations and Acronyms .................................................................................................. 21 Section 4 – APPLICABILITY AND PERMITTING REQUIREMENTS 4.0 Design Capacity ..................................................................................................................... 22 4.1 Permit Application Requirements and Procedures ............................................................... 23 4.2 Minimum Property Size Requirements .................................................................................. 23 4.3 Permit Term ........................................................................................................................... 25 4.4 Repair Permits ........................................................................................................................ 25 4.5 Expanded Use of an OWTS ..................................................................................................... 25 4.6 Liability ................................................................................................................................... 26 4.7 Access to Site .......................................................................................................................... 26 4.8 Site and System Identification................................................................................................ 26 4.9 Easements .............................................................................................................................. 26 4.10 Preliminary Site Investigation ................................................................................................ 27 4.11 Application Review and Permit Issuance ............................................................................... 27 4.12 Denial of a Permit .................................................................................................................. 28 4.13 Changes in Plans or Specifications ......................................................................................... 28 4.14 Changes in Terms or Conditions after Permit Issuance ......................................................... 28 4.15 Inspections ............................................................................................................................. 28 Section 5 – BOARD OF HEALTH ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES 5.0 Responsibility for Enforcement ............................................................................................... 29 5.1 Variance Requests from the Requirements of this Regulation .............................................. 30 5.2 Variance Requests from the Requirements of Regulation 43 ................................................ 30 5.3 Outcome of the Variance Proceeding .................................................................................... 31 5.4 Review Procedures .................................................................................................................. 31 5.5 Prohibition of System Installation in Unsuitable Areas .......................................................... 31 i 5.6 Conceptual Approvals ............................................................................................................. 32 5.7 Hearing Procedures ................................................................................................................. 32 5.8 Review of Applications Denied by the Health Officer ............................................................. 32 5.9 Reconsideration of Applications Denied by the Board of Health ........................................... 33 5.10 Findings on Appeal ................................................................................................................ 33 5.11 Appeal of Board Decisions ...................................................................................................... 33 Section 6 – ENFORCEMENT 6.0 Cease and Desist Orders ......................................................................................................... 33 6.1 Penalties Per §25-10-113, C.R.S. ............................................................................................. 34 Section 7 - SYSTEMS CONTRACTORS, OWNER INSTALLERS AND SYSTEMS CLEANERS 7.0 General Requirements for Systems Contractors and Owner Installers .................................. 35 7.1 General Requirements for Systems Cleaners ......................................................................... 36 Section 8 – PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT PERMITS 8.0 General Requirements ............................................................................................................ 37 Section 9 – USE PERMITS 9.0 Applicability ............................................................................................................................. 39 9.1 Application Requirements....................................................................................................... 39 9.2 Minimum Criteria for Approval ............................................................................................... 40 9.3 Issuance of a Use Permit ......................................................................................................... 41 9.4 Renewal of a Use Permit ......................................................................................................... 41 9.5 Waiver of a Use Permit ........................................................................................................... 41 9.6 Revocation of a Use Permit ..................................................................................................... 41 9.7 Penalties .................................................................................................................................. 41 Section 10 – OPERATING PERMITS 10.0 Applicability ............................................................................................................................ 42 10.1 Minimum Application Requirements ..................................................................................... 42 10.2 Operating Permit Requirements ........................................................................................... 42 10.3 Inspection and Maintenance Requirements.......................................................................... 43 10.4 Renewal of an Operating Permit............................................................................................ 44 10.5 Penalties ................................................................................................................................. 44 10.6 Service Provider Requirements .............................................................................................