Georgia Onsite Septic Section A
When is a facility required to pretreat the waste to When the facility produces a waste stream with BOD5 and TSS higher than 200
reduce BOD5 and TSS to 200mg/L or below before mg/L
disposal through a convention or chamber septic tank
system?
Is physical development of a property allowed to start if No. A Construction Permit from the County Health Department is needed.
an on-site sewage management system will be used?
What is needed for construction to start installing an on-
site sewage management system.
List the nine items needed for an application from the 1. Name and Address of the owner and applicant (if other than owner)
County Health Department. 2. Location of property
3.Plans and Specifications showing the location and design of proposed system,
including surface and subsurface drainage and piping
4. Nature of the facility to be served
5.Location of all water supplies, geothermal borehole, or other utilities and
trash pits on or off the lot, which will bear upon the location of the system
6. Number of bedrooms in the dwelling, or the number of person to be
served in other types of establishments, or other sewage flow or water
usage data
7. Soil characteristics, including soil types and capabilities, frequency
and evaluations of seasonal high groundwater tables, occurrence of rock and
other impervious strata
8. Signature of owner or agent applying for permit
9. Any additional info deemed necessary to determine suitability of the site
When can a conventional or chamber septic tank system If the percolations rate does not exceed 120 minutes per inch.
be used on tracts or parcels of land of three acres or
more?
What is the maximum design capacity of a conventional No less than 1,000 gallons and no more than 10,000 gallons.
or chamber septic tank system?
, If the county board of health finds the soil evaluation The notification needs to be sent by mail in writing within 3 business days and
deficient, how any days do they have to notify the person include any deficiencies/ measures needed to correct deficiencies.
or entity that submitted the evaluation? How should it be
sent and what should be included?
Sewers connecting component parts of on-site sewage anticipated flow conditions
management systems shall be of sufficient size to serve
______
All solid pipes and fittings used in an on-site sewage NSF International schedule 40 PVC or equivalent and be a minimum of 4 inches in
management system, beginning at the house shall diameter
be
_______ and________.
What is the minimum amount of hours of retention does a 24 hours
septic tank have to provide?
What rating does inlet and outlet tees have to be? ASTM 3034 rated or equivalent
What is the minimum capacity of a septic tank of a single Minimum is 1,000 gallons. 250 gallons for each additional bedroom
family dwelling? If they have over 4 bedrooms, how many
additional gallons must be added for each bedroom?
How many compartment tanks are required? What is the Two Compartments. The first compartment shall be at least 2/3 the liquid
minimum liquid capacity of the first compartment? capacity of the tank.
When tanks in series are used, how shall they be The tanks shall be connected with a sealed sewer line and all sewage shall
connected and what tank shall the sewage enter? initially enter the first tank.
What is the recommended minimum earth cover over a 6 inches
tank?
What shall the absorption area be based upon? The anticipated volume of sewage and the characteristics of soil in which the
absorption fields are to be located.
No absorption field shall be installed in areas where____, Groundwater and geological formation
soil characteristics, or adverse______may interfere with the
absorption or effective treatment of sewage effluent.
Experimental on-site sewage management systems Testing and Observation
proposed for ____ and ____ may be___accepted for Provisionally
such Limitations
purposes by the Department's technical review
committee, and shall be subject to___proposed by
the
Department's technical review committee.
Septage Removal and Disposal application must include: The business name and address
Name and address of the applicant
The manner by which such contents are to be removed, transported, and given
final disposal
How long will a septage removal and disposal permit be One year
valid?
When is a facility required to pretreat the waste to When the facility produces a waste stream with BOD5 and TSS higher than 200
reduce BOD5 and TSS to 200mg/L or below before mg/L
disposal through a convention or chamber septic tank
system?
Is physical development of a property allowed to start if No. A Construction Permit from the County Health Department is needed.
an on-site sewage management system will be used?
What is needed for construction to start installing an on-
site sewage management system.
List the nine items needed for an application from the 1. Name and Address of the owner and applicant (if other than owner)
County Health Department. 2. Location of property
3.Plans and Specifications showing the location and design of proposed system,
including surface and subsurface drainage and piping
4. Nature of the facility to be served
5.Location of all water supplies, geothermal borehole, or other utilities and
trash pits on or off the lot, which will bear upon the location of the system
6. Number of bedrooms in the dwelling, or the number of person to be
served in other types of establishments, or other sewage flow or water
usage data
7. Soil characteristics, including soil types and capabilities, frequency
and evaluations of seasonal high groundwater tables, occurrence of rock and
other impervious strata
8. Signature of owner or agent applying for permit
9. Any additional info deemed necessary to determine suitability of the site
When can a conventional or chamber septic tank system If the percolations rate does not exceed 120 minutes per inch.
be used on tracts or parcels of land of three acres or
more?
What is the maximum design capacity of a conventional No less than 1,000 gallons and no more than 10,000 gallons.
or chamber septic tank system?
, If the county board of health finds the soil evaluation The notification needs to be sent by mail in writing within 3 business days and
deficient, how any days do they have to notify the person include any deficiencies/ measures needed to correct deficiencies.
or entity that submitted the evaluation? How should it be
sent and what should be included?
Sewers connecting component parts of on-site sewage anticipated flow conditions
management systems shall be of sufficient size to serve
______
All solid pipes and fittings used in an on-site sewage NSF International schedule 40 PVC or equivalent and be a minimum of 4 inches in
management system, beginning at the house shall diameter
be
_______ and________.
What is the minimum amount of hours of retention does a 24 hours
septic tank have to provide?
What rating does inlet and outlet tees have to be? ASTM 3034 rated or equivalent
What is the minimum capacity of a septic tank of a single Minimum is 1,000 gallons. 250 gallons for each additional bedroom
family dwelling? If they have over 4 bedrooms, how many
additional gallons must be added for each bedroom?
How many compartment tanks are required? What is the Two Compartments. The first compartment shall be at least 2/3 the liquid
minimum liquid capacity of the first compartment? capacity of the tank.
When tanks in series are used, how shall they be The tanks shall be connected with a sealed sewer line and all sewage shall
connected and what tank shall the sewage enter? initially enter the first tank.
What is the recommended minimum earth cover over a 6 inches
tank?
What shall the absorption area be based upon? The anticipated volume of sewage and the characteristics of soil in which the
absorption fields are to be located.
No absorption field shall be installed in areas where____, Groundwater and geological formation
soil characteristics, or adverse______may interfere with the
absorption or effective treatment of sewage effluent.
Experimental on-site sewage management systems Testing and Observation
proposed for ____ and ____ may be___accepted for Provisionally
such Limitations
purposes by the Department's technical review
committee, and shall be subject to___proposed by
the
Department's technical review committee.
Septage Removal and Disposal application must include: The business name and address
Name and address of the applicant
The manner by which such contents are to be removed, transported, and given
final disposal
How long will a septage removal and disposal permit be One year
valid?
