N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-3.14

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 17, September 3, 2024

Section 7:9A-3.14 - Notification of proper operation and maintenance practices

(a) The administrative authority shall notify each property owner issued approval for the design, construction, installation, alteration or repair of an individual subsurface sewage disposal system after January 1, 1990 of the proper operation and maintenance practices.

(b) Written notification of the proper operation and maintenance practices shall initially be issued to the applicant with the approval for the location, design, construction, installation, alteration or repair of the individual subsurface sewage disposal system and reissued on a triennial basis to the present property owner. For approvals issued before June 21, 1993, the notification shall be accomplished by December 21, 1993 and reissued on a triennial basis, thereafter.

(c) The written notification shall inform the present property owner how to properly operate and maintain an individual subsurface sewage disposal system. A mass mailing to all property owners who have individual subsurface sewage disposal systems is an acceptable method of notice. The notice shall include, at a minimum:

1. A general outline of how an individual subsurface sewage disposal system works and the potential impact of improper operation and maintenance on system performance, ground and surface water quality, and public health;

2. The recommended frequency of septic tank and grease trap pumping to prevent over-accumulation of solids, and methodology for inspection to determine whether pumping is necessary;

3. A list of materials containing toxic substances which are prohibited from being disposed of into an individual subsurface sewage disposal system;

4. A list of inert or non-biodegradable substances which should not be disposed of within an individual subsurface sewage disposal system;

5. Proper practices for maintaining the area reserved for sewage disposal;

6. Impacts upon system performance resulting from excessive water use; and

7. Warning signs of poor system performance or malfunction and recommended or required corrective measures.

(d) The written notification may be developed by the administrative authority, or the administrative authority may distribute copies of relevant guidance material and/or technical manuals for onsite wastewater treatment systems subject to this chapter made available by the Department.

N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-3.14

Repeal and New Rule: 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 (d), substituted "relevant guidance material and/or technical manuals for onsite wastewater treatment systems subject to this chapter" for "an operation and maintenance manual".