Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 905 - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL CODE
Section 905.110 - Effluent Discharges
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) General. Buried sand filters, re-circulation sand filters, waste stabilization ponds, aerobic treatment plants and NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 wastewater treatment systems listed by NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 as Class I effluent (see Section 905.100(a) and (c) ) or any Department approved or accepted system may be discharged to any one of the following 3 options:
b) Whenever a subdivision is platted that does not provide private sewage disposal systems in compliance with Section 905.60 or subsection (a) of this Section, then a sewage system in compliance with 35 Ill. Adm. Code 301 shall be provided.
c) When lots have been platted prior to March 15, 1996, the applicant for plan approval or local authority approval may apply for a variance to this Section in accordance with the provisions of Section 905.20(l).
d) Effluent Limitations
e) Private sewage disposal systems designed to be compliant with subsection (d) can be discharged to a subsurface seepage field designed and constructed to be at least 2/3 the size determined necessary by Section 905.60. The subsurface system shall be installed to be as shallow as possible while maintaining a minimum of 6 inches of cover and one foot of separation from the bottom of the trench to the shallowest limiting layer.