250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-10-6.19

Current through December 26, 2024

Section 250-RICR-150-10-6.19 - Required Content of OWTS Submissions

A. Application - All applications for the approval of plans and specifications for OWTS permits shall be made on forms approved by the Director. Nothing in these Rules shall prevent the Director from requiring any additional information deemed necessary to carry out obligations in enforcing these Rules.

B. Plan - All applications for New Building Construction, Alterations to a Structure, or redesigns of previously approved applications for New Building Construction or Alterations to a Structure, except those submitted under § 6.20(A)(1)(c) of this Part, shall be accompanied by four (4) sets of plans that include a plan view of the entire property drawn to scale, a plan view of the pertinent portion of the property at a minimum scale of one inch (1") equals forty feet (40'), a profile of the system from the building foundation to the limits of the leachfield with invert elevations shown, and a cross-section of the leachfield. The plans shall include the items below. The Director reserves the right to require any additional information that is deemed necessary. For applications submitted under § 6.20(A)(1)(c) of this Part, six (6) sets of plans must be included.

1. Location map;

2. Rhode Island Coastal Resources Management Council jurisdictional line, if applicable;

3. The size and location of the OWTS;

4. A fixed benchmark within one hundred fifty feet (150') of the OWTS that will not be disturbed during construction;

5. The location of all test holes;

6. The existing and proposed finished grades in the vicinity of the OWTS;

7. The size and location of all existing and proposed buildings and the number of bedrooms and other building features used to determine the maximum daily flow contained therein;

8. The location of any public wastewater system line within two hundred feet (200') of the property lines;

9. The location of any drinking water line within fifty feet (50') of the proposed OWTS;

10. Wells:

a. The location of existing and proposed private drinking water wells within the setback distance from the leachfield specified in § 6.23(E) of this Part plus one hundred feet (100');

b. The location of all existing and proposed wells serving non-potable uses within one hundred feet (100') of the leachfield;

c. The location of existing and proposed public drinking water supply wells within five hundred feet (500') of the proposed OWTS and a determination as to whether the public well is a bedrock well or a gravel packed, gravel developed or driven well; and

d. The location of any existing or proposed drinking water well, public or private, serving the structure that the proposed OWTS will serve;

11. The location of all watercourses and drains within two hundred feet (200') of the proposed OWTS;

12. The location of all stormwater management structures and subsurface drains within two hundred feet (200') of the proposed OWTS and a determination and whether said drain discharges, directly or indirectly, into a critical resource area as identified in § 6.42 of this Part;

13. Plans must indicate if the proposed OWTS is within a Critical Resource Area as identified in § 6.42 of this Part and must specify the distance to the nearest critical resource of concern. If the Critical Resource Area boundary crosses the parcel that is the subject of the application, the boundary line shall be shown.

14. The location and design flow of all existing OWTSs within two hundred feet (200') of any private well and four hundred feet (400') of any public well shown in accordance with § 6.19(B)(10) of this Part on the subject property. Plans must also show the location and design flow of any existing OWTS with a design flow of greater than one thousand (1,000) gallons per day within four hundred feet (400') of any well to be installed on the subject property. Records and data on file with the Department may be used to obtain information on proposed OWTSs and wells;

15. Areas on the subject property where soil has been excavated and where storm deposited sand in the backdune environment or human transported material has been deposited;

16. Details of all system components;

17. Erosion controls;

18. Plat and lot boundaries and numbers;

19. Title block, legend and north arrow;

20. Signature and stamp where applicable of the Licensed Designer;

21. The location of driveway access from the roadway to the proposed dwelling; and

22. The location of all structures, existing OWTSs, and water supplies within one hundred feet (100') of all adjacent property lines.

C. Additional Information - Other information to be provided by the applicant shall include, but not be limited to, the items listed below:

1. Soil evaluation for OWTS Applications for New Building Construction and for OWTS Applications for an Alteration to a Structure and those that were required by the Director for OWTS Applications for Repair;

2. Results of seasonal high groundwater table determinations and percolation tests for lots not required to conduct a soil evaluation;

3. Determination of the potential for flooding on the subject property; and

4. Copy of the municipal property tax card for all OWTS Applications for Alterations to a Structure and OWTS Applications for Repair.

D. Applications for Repair - Applications for repair shall at a minimum include information specified on the Department's "OWTS Repair Submission Requirements" document (this document can be found at:

E. Application for Transfer - Applications for transfer of an approved OWTS application shall include the items listed below.

1. New OWTS application form signed by the new owner;

2. Copy of the current valid approval; and

3. Proof of ownership of the property served by the proposed OWTS.

250 R.I. Code R. 250-RICR-150-10-6.19

Amended effective 11/25/2018
Amended effective 12/28/2021
Amended effective 7/1/2022