N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-3.12

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 15, August 5, 2024

Section 7:9A-3.12 - Holding tanks

(a) The administrative authority may approve the use of a temporary sanitary sewage holding tank in lieu of an individual subsurface sewage disposal system, as a temporary means of waste disposal, for a period not to exceed 180 days, where alteration or repair of an existing system is being implemented as approved by the administrative authority. An existing septic tank or a portable holding tank may be used as a temporary sanitary sewage holding tank.

(b) The administrative authority may approve permanent use of a holding tank in the case of a malfunctioning system, subject to approval by the Department, as allowed in 7:9A-3.4(h).

(c) Where an existing cesspool, privy, outhouse, latrine or pit toilet is required to be abandoned pursuant to 7:9A-3.16, the administrative authority may approve the permanent use of a holding tank if:

1. The property is unable to support a system; and

2. The holding tank is approved under a treatment works approval issued by the Department pursuant to N.J.A.C. 7:14A.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-3.12

Amended by R.1993 d.294, effective 6/21/1993.
See: 24 N.J.R. 1987(a), 25 N.J.R. 2704(b).
Amended by R.2012 d.066, effective 4/2/2012.
See: 43 N.J.R. 478(a), 44 N.J.R. 1047(a).
In (a), inserted "temporary sanitary" and the last sentence; in (b), updated the N.J.A.C. reference; and added (c).