Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 71 - ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS
Section 340-071-0185 - Decommissioning of Systems
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 340-071-0185
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 3, March 1, 2024
(1) The owner must decommission a system when:
(a) A
sewerage system becomes available and the facility the system serves has been
connected to that sewerage system;
(b) The source of sewage has been permanently
eliminated;
(c) The system has been
operated in violation of OAR
340-071-0130(13)
and a repair permit and Certificate of Satisfactory Completion have not
subsequently been issued for the system;
(d) The system has been constructed,
installed, altered, or repaired without a permit required in this division, and
a permit has not subsequently been issued for the system; or
(e) The system has been operated or used
without a required Certificate of Satisfactory Completion or Authorization
Notice and a Certificate of Satisfactory Completion or Authorization Notice has
not subsequently been issued for the system.
(2) Procedures for decommissioning.
(a) Tanks, cesspools, and seepage pits must
be pumped by a licensed sewage disposal service to remove all
septage.
(b) Tanks, cesspools, and
seepage pits must be filled with reject sand, bar run gravel, or other material
approved by the agent, or the container must be removed and properly
disposed.
(3) If, in the judgment of the agent, compliance with section (2) of this rule is not reasonably possible or necessary to protect public health, welfare, safety, or public waters, the agent may waive one or both of those requirements.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 454.625 & 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS 454.615 & 454.655
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