Utah Administrative Code
Topic - Environmental Quality
Title R317 - Water Quality
Rule R317-4 - Onsite Wastewater Systems
Section R317-4-5 - Plan Review and Permitting
Universal Citation: UT Admin Code R 317-4-5
Current through Bulletin 2024-06, March 15, 2024
(1) The regulatory authority shall conduct a plan review and permit an onsite wastewater system when a property owner submits required information.
(a) Any plans
and specifications shall be prepared by an individual certified in accordance
with Rule R317-11.
(b) Plans and
specifications for the construction, alteration, extension, or change of use of
an onsite wastewater system that receives domestic wastewater shall be
submitted to the regulatory authority.
(c) Plans and specifications for the
construction, alteration, extension, or change of use of an onsite wastewater
system that receives non-domestic wastewater shall be submitted to and approved
by the local health department having jurisdiction and the division.
(d) The regulatory authority shall review
plans and specifications as to their adequacy of design for the intended
purpose, and shall, if necessary, require such changes as are required by this
rule. When the reviewing regulatory authority is satisfied that plans and
specifications are adequate for the conditions under which a system is to be
installed and used, a construction permit shall be issued to the individual
making the submittal.
(e)
Construction of any onsite wastewater system may not begin until a construction
permit has been issued by the regulatory authority.
(f) Plans submitted for review shall be drawn
to scale, 1" = 10', 20' or 30', or other scale as approved by the regulatory
authority. Plans shall be prepared in such a manner that the contractor can
read and follow them to install the system properly. Depending on the
individual site and circumstances, or as determined by the regulatory
authority, some or all the following information may be required.
(i) The name, current address, and telephone
number of the applicant.
(ii)
Complete address, legal description of the property, or both to be served by
this onsite wastewater system.
(iii) The applicant shall submit an onsite
wastewater system site plan, including:
(A)
submittal date of plan;
(B) North
arrow;
(C) lot size and
dimensions;
(D) legal description
of property;
(E) ground surface
contours, preferably at 2 foot intervals, of both the original and proposed
final grades of the property, or relative elevations using an established bench
mark;
(F) location and explanation
of type of dwelling or structure to be served by an onsite wastewater system
and specifies the maximum number of bedrooms, including a statement of whether
a finished or unfinished basement will be provided, or if other than a
single-family dwelling, the number of occupants expected and the estimated
gallons of wastewater generated per day;
(G) location and dimensions of paved and
unpaved driveways, roadways and parking areas;
(H) location and dimensions of the essential
components of the wastewater system including the replacement area for the
absorption system;
(I) location of
all soil exploration pits and all percolation test holes;
(J) location of building sewer and water
service line to serve the building;
(K) location of easements or drainage
right-of-ways affecting the property;
(L) location of any surface water feature
within 100 feet of proposed onsite wastewater system;
(M) the location, type, and depth of all
existing and proposed non-public water supply sources within 200 feet of onsite
wastewater systems, and of all existing or proposed public water supply sources
within 1,500 feet of onsite wastewater systems and associated source protection
zones;
(N) distance to nearest
public water main and size of main; and
(O) distance to nearest public sewer, size of
sewer, and whether accessible by gravity.
(iv) A statement shall be included with the
site plan indicating the source of culinary water supply, whether a well,
spring, non-public or public system, its location and distances from all onsite
wastewater systems within 200 feet.
(v) Documentation of soil exploration and
site evaluation activities, including soil logs, percolation test certificates,
or both. Documentation of soil exploration and site evaluation activities shall
include a statement with supporting evidence indicating the maximum anticipated
ground water table and the flooding potential for the onsite wastewater system
site.
(vi) Show relative elevations
of the following, using an established bench mark:
(A) building drain outlet;
(B) the inlet and outlet inverts of any
septic tanks;
(C) septic tank
access cover, including height and diameter of riser, if used;
(D) pump tank inlet, if used, including
height and diameter of riser;
(E)
the outlet invert of the distribution box, if provided, and the ends or corners
of each distribution pipe lateral in the absorption system; and
(F) the final ground surface over the
absorption system.
(vii)
Details for site, plans, and specifications as listed in Section
R317-4-6, shall include:
(A) schedule or grade, material, diameter,
and minimum slope of building sewer and effluent sewer;
(B) septic tank and pump tank capacity,
design, cross sections, materials, and dimensions. If tank is commercially
manufactured, state the name and address of manufacturer;
(C) pump, if provided, details as referenced
in Subsection R317-4-14(2)
Appendix B;
(D) if an alternative
system is designed, include all pertinent information to allow plan review and
permitting for compliance with this rule;
(E) absorption system details, including the
following:
(I) details of drop boxes or
distribution boxes, if provided;
(II) schedule or grade, material, and
diameter of distribution pipes;
(III) length, slope, and spacing of each
absorption system component;
(IV)
maximum slope across ground surface of absorption system area;
(V) distance of absorption system from trees,
cut banks, fills, or subsurface drains; and
(F) cross section of absorption system
showing the:
(I) depth and width of absorption
system excavation;
(II) depth of
distribution pipe;
(III) depth of
filter material;
(IV) barrier
material, such as synthetic filter fabric, straw, or other material acceptable
to the regulatory authority, used to separate filter material from cover;
and
(V) depth of cover. An
applicant requesting plan approval for an onsite wastewater system shall submit
enough copies of required information to enable the regulatory authority to
retain one copy as a permanent record.
(h) Any application may be rejected if proper
information is not submitted.
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