1. Approval must be
obtained from the administrative authority to construct, alter or extend an
individual sewage disposal system. This approval for new construction is
required before any building permit may be issued for any structure which
requires an individual sewage disposal system.
2. The request for approval must include:
(a) The name, address and current phone
number of the applicant.
(b) The
legal description of the property, including the lot and block number,
township, range, section and assessor's parcel number, on which construction,
alteration or extension is proposed.
(c) A plot plan.
3. The plot plan must include:
(a) The title and date of the plan and the
signature of the owner or his or her representative.
(b) A map of the area in which the individual
sewage disposal system will be located that shows the location of the roads and
streets.
(c) The location and
distance to well and sewage systems on surrounding lots. If the lots are
vacant, the plot plan must so indicate.
(d) The direction of north clearly
indicated.
(e) The distance within
500 feet to any watercourse indicated, including, without limitation, any pond,
lagoon or stream. If there are no watercourses, the plot plan must so
indicate.
(f) The location of each
percolation test hole and boring test hole.
(g) The location and depth of each proposed
or actual well, including the depth of casing or surface grout seal.
(h) Each component of the individual sewage
disposal system, which must be properly marked and located at specified
distances.
(i) The distance to city
sewers. If there are none, the plot plan must so indicate.
(j) The distance of each well and soil
absorption system to the property line.
(k) The scale to which the plan is drawn,
such as 1 inch = 30 feet, 40 feet, 50 feet, 60 feet, etc.
(l) The number of bedrooms in the
single-family dwelling.
(m) The
capacity of the septic tank.
(n)
The maximum slope across the absorption system area.
(o) The dimensions of the lot.
(p) The depth, length, width and spacing of
any absorption trenches.
(q) The
location of the water supply lines, building sewer lines and other underground
utilities.
(r) The location of the
structures, paved areas, driveways, trees and patios.
(s) The location of the source of water to be
used by the individual sewage disposal system, including, without limitation, a
well or other source approved by the administrative authority.
(t) The location of the reserve absorption
area, which must be of a size not less than the size of the primary absorption
area.
4. Soil
characteristics, depth to water table and bedrock, percolation test results and
design specifications must accompany the plot plan.
5. A permit issued under NAC 444.750 to
444.8396, inclusive, is deemed to be a temporary permit to operate an
individual sewage disposal system. The operating permit is valid until:
(a) The individual sewage disposal system
fails; or
(b) A community sewerage
system:
(1) Is installed and available to
service the area; and
(2) Passes
through or is in physical contact with the property line or is located adjacent
to the property in a street or right-of-way that abuts the property
line.
6. For
the purposes of this section, an individual sewage disposal system shall be
deemed to have failed if:
(a) A condition or
malfunction occurs in the individual sewage disposal system, or in the
operation of the system, that threatens the public health by inadequately
treating sewage or by creating a potential for direct or indirect contact
between sewage and the public, including, without limitation:
(1) Sewage on the ground;
(2) A backup of sewage into a structure that
is caused by the slow soil absorption of effluent;
(3) Sewage leaking from a septic tank, dosing
tank, holding tank or collection system; and
(4) Effluent contaminating the groundwater or
surface water; or
(b)
The operator of the system fails to comply with the requirements of the permit
issued to operate the system.
Bd. of Health, Indiv.
Sewage Disposal Systems Reg. §§ 4.1-4.2 + Figures 7-9, eff.
11-23-72-NAC A by R129-98, 3-25-99; R100-07,
10-31-2007
