Virginia Law

A. The owner of a proposed rainwater harvesting system shall sign and submit a written permit application to the local health department for the locality where the proposed rainwater harvesting system would be located that contains the following information:

1. The owner's name, address, and telephone number;

2. The applicant's name, address, and telephone number (if different from the owner's);

3. A statement signed by the owner or agent granting the department access to the site to conduct a sanitary survey if underground water storage is proposed and to inspect the rainwater harvesting system after it is installed; and

4. Plans for the proposed rainwater harvesting system, including specifications, design criteria, manufacturer's literature, a proposed schematic, a general layout of any underground water storage, additional written plans for multiple service connection systems, the operation and maintenance manual required pursuant to 12VAC5-635-350, and other supporting information or data the department may request.

C. If underground storage of harvested rainwater is proposed, a general layout shall be provided that includes topography, elevations, contour lines, and existing or proposed streets and identifies the following conditions located within 100 feet horizontally of the proposed water storage units: potential sources of contamination, bodies of water, ditches, buildings, springs, aboveground cisterns, and wells.

D. If the proposed rainwater harvesting system will provide Tier 4 end use water to multiple service connections, the applicant shall include a plan as follows:

1. The plan shall have a cover sheet with suitable title showing the name of the owner, date the plan was prepared, and the name of the licensed individual by or under whom the plans were prepared. The cover sheet and each subsequent page shall bear the same general title and each shall be numbered. Appropriate subtitles shall be included on individual sheets.

2. The plan shall be prepared to a scale that will permit necessary information to be shown clearly and legibly.

3. The plan shall consist of plan views, elevations, sections, and supplementary views that together with the specifications and general layouts provide the working information for the contract and construction of the proposed rainwater harvesting system, including dimensions and relative elevations of structures, the location and outline form of equipment, the location and size of piping, water levels, ground elevations, and erosion control abatement facilities.

4. The plan shall include the technical specifications for the construction of the rainwater harvesting system and all appurtenances. The specifications shall include all construction information not shown on the drawings, which is necessary to inform the installer in detail of the design requirements as to the quality of material workmanship and fabrication of the project; the type, size, strength, operating characteristics, and rating of equipment and materials used in the construction and operation of the rainwater harvesting system; allowable infiltration, machinery, valves, piping, and jointing of pipe, electrical apparatus, wiring, and meters; operating tools and construction materials; miscellaneous appurtenances; chemicals when used; and instructions for testing materials and equipment as necessary to meet design standards and operating test for the complete works and component units.

E. An application shall be deemed complete upon receipt by the local health department of a signed and dated application ].