12VAC5-610-900. General.
Article 5
Subsurface Soil Absorption System
Subsurface soil absorption systems are sewage disposal systems which utilize the soil to further treat and dispose of effluent from a treatment works in a manner that does not result in a point source discharge and does not create a nuisance, health hazard or ground or surface water pollution.
Statutory Authority
§§ 32.1-12 and 32.1-164 of the Code of Virginia.
Historical Notes
Derived from VR355-34-02 § 4.25, eff. February 5, 1986; amended, eff. May 11, 1988.
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