Chapter 610. Sewage Handling and Disposal RegulationsRead Chapter 
- Section 10
 - [Repealed]
 -  Part I.Read allGeneral Framework for Regulations
Article 1
General Provisions - Section 20
 - Purpose of regulations
 - Section 30
 - Relationship to other regulations
 - Section 40
 - Administration of regulations
 - Section 50
 - Sewage Handling and Disposal Advisory Committee
 - Section 60
 - The State Health Department Sewage Handling and Disposal Appeals Review Board
 - Section 70
 - Grandfather clause
 - Section 75
 - Permits valid on the effective date of this chapter
 - Section 80
 - Sewerage systems and/or treatment works required
 - Section 90
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 100
 - Right of entry
 - Section 110
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 120
 - Definitions
 - Section 130
 - Compliance with Virginia Administrative Process Act
 - Section 140
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 160
 - Emergency order or rule
 - Section 170
 - Enforcement of regulations
 - Section 180
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 190
 - Variances
 - Section 200
 - Hearing types
 - Section 210
 - Request for hearing
 - Section 220
 - Hearing as a matter of right
 - Section 230
 - Appeal
 - Section 240
 - Permits; general
 - Section 250
 - Procedures for obtaining a construction permit for a sewage disposal system
 - Section 255
 - Certification letters
 - Section 260
 - Requirements for the submission of formal plans, specifications and other data
 - Section 270
 - Approval of formal plans
 - Section 280
 - Issuance of the construction permit
 - Section 290
 - Denial of a construction permit
 - Section 300
 - Voidance, revalidation, and revocation of construction permits with and without conditions
 - Section 310
 - Revisions of approved plans
 - Section 320
 - Inspection and correction
 - Section 330
 - Inspections of private evaluations and designs and reports required upon completion of construction
 - Section 340
 - Issuance of the operation permit
 - Section 350
 - Failure of a sewage disposal system
 - Section 360
 - Review of subdivision plats for individual sewage disposal systems when required by local ordinance
 - Section 370
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 380
 - Procedures for obtaining a sewage handling permit
 - Section 390
 - Issuance of sewage handling permit
 - Section 400
 - Revocation of sewage handling permits
 - Section 410
 - Special permits for pump and haul of sewage
 - Section 420
 - Procedure for obtaining a pump and haul permit
 - Section 430
 - Issuance of a construction permit for storage facilities associated with the pump and haul of sewage
 - Section 440
 - Issuance of the special pump and haul permit
 -  Article 2.Read allSystems with Experimental or Provisional Approval
 - Section 441
 - Special permits for experimental methods, process and equipment
 - Section 442
 - Provisionally approved systems; overview
 - Section 443
 - Applying for provisional approval
 - Section 444
 - Evaluation process for provisional system applications
 - Section 445
 - Appeals
 - Section 446
 - Permits for constructing and operating provisionally approved systems
 - Section 447
 - Evaluation period for provisionally approved systems
 - Section 448
 - General approval of provisionally approved systems
 -  Part III.Read allGeneral Criteria and Methods for Conducting Site Evaluations
 -  Article 1.Read allEvaluation Criteria for Subsurface Soil Absorption Systems
 - Section 450
 - General
 - Section 460
 - Site and structure identification
 - Section 470
 - Physical features
 - Section 480
 - Soil profiles and patterns
 - Section 490
 - Characteristics of soils that determine suitability
 - Section 500
 - Availability of suitable soils
 - Section 510
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 560
 - Sewage handling; general
 - Section 570
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 580
 - Septage management; general
 - Section 590
 - Acceptable disposal sites
 -  Part IV.Read allSite Limitations
 -  Article 1.Read allSite Limitations
 - Section 591
 - Overview
 - Section 592
 - Setback distances
 - Section 593
 - Physical features
 -  Article Art.Read allicle 2
 - Section 594
 - In-ground systems
 - Section 596
 - Shallow-placed systems
 -  Article 3.Read allSystems Using Fill Material
 - Section 597
 - Fill systems
 -  Article Art.Read allicle 4
 - Section 598
 - General
 - Section 599
 - Permanent pumping and hauling
 - Section 599.1
 - Emergency pumping and hauling
 - Section 599.2
 - Temporary pumping and hauling
 - Section 599.3
 - Permanent pump and haul
 -  Article 5.Read allInstallation of Residential Sewage Disposal Systems in Political Subdivisions Having Soil Drainage Management Contracts with the State Health Department
 - Section 600
 - General
 - Section 610
 - Definitions
 - Section 620
 - Applicability
 - Section 630
 - Procedures for entry into or withdrawal from a Soil Drainage Management Contract (SDMC)
 - Section 640
 - Minimum standards for Soil Drainage Management Plans
 - Section 650
 - Department procedures relating to subsurface soil absorption system applications in SDMC counties and cities
 -  Part V.Read allDesign and Construction Criteria
 -  Article 1.Read allGeneral Requirements
 - Section 660
 - General
 - Section 670
 - Sewage flows
 - Section 680
 - Water saving plumbing devices
 - Section 690
 - Recycle and reuse systems
 - Section 700
 - Site preparation and alteration
 - Section 710
 - Reserve absorption area sites
 -  Article Art.Read allicle 2
 - Section 720
 - General
 - Section 730
 - Minimum size
 - Section 740
 - Slope
 - Section 750
 - Materials
 - Section 760
 - Sewer appurtenances
 - Section 770
 - Sewer construction
 -  Article 3.Read allPretreatment Systems
 - Section 780
 - General
 - Section 790
 - Types
 - Section 800
 - Aerobic biological systems
 - Section 810
 - Anaerobic biological systems
 - Section 815
 - Septic tank design
 - Section 817
 - Maintenance
 - Section 820
 - Miscellaneous
 - Section 830
 - [Repealed]
 -  Article 4.Read allConveyance Systems
 - Section 850
 - General
 - Section 860
 - Conveyance methods
 - Section 870
 - Gravity effluent mains
 - Section 880
 - Pumping
 - Section 890
 - Siphons
 -  Article 5.Read allSubsurface Soil Absorption System
 - Section 900
 - General
 - Section 910
 - Scope
 - Section 920
 - Distribution methods
 - Section 930
 - Gravity distribution
 - Section 940
 - Low pressure distribution
 - Section 950
 - Absorption area design
 - Section 955
 - Drip dispersal
 - Section 960
 - Elevated sand mound
 - Section 965
 - Sand-on-sand
 - Section 966
 - Pads
 -  Article 6.Read allPrivies
 - Section 970
 - General
 - Section 980
 - Types
 -  Article 7.Read allStorage Facilities Criteria for Pump and Haul of Sewage
 - Section 990
 - General
 - Section 1000
 - Location
 - Section 1010
 - Design
 -  Article 8.Read allVehicle Specifications for Sewage Handling
 - Section 1020
 - General
 - Section 1030
 - Vehicle identification
 - Section 1040
 - Sewage containment vessel (tank)
 - Section 1050
 - Pumps
 - Section 1060
 - Valves
 - Section 1070
 - Hoses
 -  Article 9.Read allSpecial Facilities
 - Section 1080
 - Anaerobic lagooning of septage
 - Section 1090
 - Lime stabilization of septage
 - Section 1100
 - Storage facilities for unstabilized septage
 -  Article 10.Read allSewage Dump Stations
 - Section 1110
 - General
 - Section 1120
 - Location
 - Section 1130
 - Design
 -  Article 11.Read allNonpublic Drinking Water Supply Systems Utilized in Conjunction with Onsite Sewage Disposal Systems
 - Section 1140
 - General
 - Section 1150
 - [Repealed]
 - Section 1160
 - Springs
 - Section 1170
 - Cisterns
 - Section 1170:1
 - APPENDIX F. Field Guide To Soil Texture Classes
 - Section 1170:2
 - APPENDIX G. Percolation Test Procedure and Percolation Test Data Forms
 - Section 1170:3
 - APPENDIX H. Land Disposal Criteria
 - Section 1170:4
 - APPENDIX I. Buffer Zones
 - Section 1170:5
 - APPENDIX J. Sludge Dewatering
 - Section 1170:6
 - APPENDIX K. Map of Physiographic Provinces
 - Section 1170:7
 - APPENDIX L. Suggested Scale and Contour Interval for Subdivision Plats