15A N.C. Admin. Code 18A.1939
Current through Register Vol. 38, No. 24, June 17, 2024
Section 18A .1939 - SITE EVALUATION(a) The local health department shall investigate each proposed site. The investigation shall include the evaluation of the following factors: (1) topography and landscape position;(2) soil characteristics (morphology);(5) restrictive horizons; and(b) Soil profiles shall be evaluated at the site by borings or other means of excavation to at least 48 inches or to an UNSUITABLE characteristic and a determination shall be made as to the suitability of the soil to treat and absorb septic tank effluent. Applicants may be required to dig pits when necessary for proper evaluation of the soil at the site.(c) Site evaluations shall be made in accordance with Rules .1940 through .1948 of this Section. Based on this evaluation, each of the factors listed in Paragraph (a) of this Rule shall be classified as SUITABLE (S), PROVISIONALLY SUITABLE (PS), or UNSUITABLE (U).(d) The local health department shall determine the long-term acceptance rate to be used for sites classified SUITABLE OR PROVISIONALLY SUITABLE in accordance with these rules.15A N.C. Admin. Code 18A .1939
Authority G.S. 130A-335(e);
Eff. July 1, 1982;
Amended Eff. January 1, 1990.Authority G.S. 130A-335(e);
Eff. 7/1/1982;
Amended Eff. 1/1/1990.Repealed by North Carolina Register Volume 33, Issue 11, December 3, 2018 Eff. Pending Delayed Effective Date.Repealed by North Carolina Register Volume 36, Issue 09, November 1, 2021 Eff. Pending delayed effective date.