New Jersey Administrative Code
Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Chapter 7 - COASTAL PERMIT PROGRAM RULES
Subchapter 16 - RESOURCE RULES
Section 7:7-16.13 - Subsurface sewage disposal systems
Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 6, March 18, 2024
(a) Subsurface sewage disposal system means a system for disposal of sanitary sewage into the ground which is designed and constructed to treat sanitary sewage in a manner that will retain most of the settleable solids in a septic tank and to discharge the liquid effluent to a disposal field.
(b) Acceptability conditions for subsurface sewage disposal systems are as follows:
(c) Rationale: The subsurface sewage disposal system regulations provide standards for the proper location, design, construction, installation, alteration, operation, and maintenance of individual subsurface disposal systems. These regulations serve to protect public health and safety, the environment, and potable water supplies, and to safeguard fish and aquatic life while preserving their ecological values. In areas subject to tidal flooding subsurface sewage disposal systems constructed below the 10-year flood elevation are susceptible to failure during flooding events. Furthermore, construction of subsurface sewage disposal systems within coastal high hazard areas (V zones) is prohibited in accordance with the National Flood Insurance Program Regulations.