Illinois Administrative Code
Title 77 - PUBLIC HEALTH
Part 905 - PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL CODE
Section 905.190 - Installation Approval
Current through Register Vol. 48, No. 12, March 22, 2024
a) Plan approval shall be obtained from the Department or local authority prior to beginning any construction of a new private sewage disposal system. A new private sewage disposal system shall consist of, but not necessarily be limited to, the following:
b) Requests for approval shall be submitted on the forms provided by the Department or local authority. At a minimum, the necessary information that shall be submitted to the Department or local authority for approval shall consist of:
c) The applicant's signature serves as written acknowledgement that the property owners are aware of and accept the responsibility to service and maintain the private sewage disposal system in accordance with the Private Sewage Disposal Licensing Act and this Part. If the owner of the site is a developer or contractor, he or she shall notify the purchaser and the Department or the Department's agent of the transfer of ownership and responsibility for maintenance.
d) Persons who construct, install, repair or modify a private sewage disposal system shall notify the Department or local authority at least 48 hours prior to commencement of the work.
e) If any person constructs, installs, repairs or modifies a private sewage disposal system without complying with the requirements of subsections (a) through (d) of this Section and backfills any portion of the system or covers any portion of the system with earth, cinders, gravel, shale or any other material that will prevent the Department or local authority from viewing the system to determine compliance with this Part, the property owner or private sewage disposal installation contractor shall uncover the backfilled or covered portions of the system.
f) Contractor Responsibility. The private sewage disposal installation contractor is responsible for percolation test results and the sewage disposal system that is designed and constructed using those results. Acceptance of percolation tests from other sources does not relieve the installation contractor from responsibility. The private sewage disposal system installation contractor is also responsible for the following:
g) Soil Classifier Responsibility. The soil classifier or Illinois licensed professional engineer shall be responsible for the accuracy of the information from soil investigations used to design private sewage disposal systems.