5a. Update on-site septic regulations

8 “Soil Type” – is the lowest unit in the natural system of soil classification; a subdivision of a soil series and consisting of or describing soils that are alike in all characteristics including the texture of the A Horizon. “Soil Treatment Area” – is an area where sewage tank effluent is treated and disposed of below the ground surface by filtration and percolation through the soil and also by evapotranspiration, and includes those systems commonly known as seepage bed, trench drain field, disposal field, and also includes mounds and seepage pits. “State Approved Disposal Facility” – is any disposal facility which has a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit or State Disposal System Permit or letter of approval from the North Dakota State Health Department and Consolidation Laboratories. “Standard System” – an individual sewage treatment system employing a sewage tank and the soil treatment system commonly known as seepage bed or trenches, drain field, or leach field. “Superintendent” – shall mean the Cass County Health Department or its designated official. “Valve Box” – is any device which can stop sewage tank effluent from flowing to a portion of the soil treatment area and includes, but is not limited to, caps or plugs on distribution or drop box outlets, divider boards, butterfly values, gate valves, or other mechanisms. “Waste Hauler or Septic Tank Pumper” – is any person who engages in the removal of sewage and/or industrial waste including, but not limited to, those generated by washing machines, kitchens, sinks, from septic tanks, cesspools, holding tanks, or other sewage treatment or disposal facilities and who deposits such materials at some location approved by the ND State Department of Health and Consolidated Laboratories.