[Adopted 12-10-2013]
A.
Whenever
the use of a septic system is discontinued following connection to
a municipal or private sanitary sewer or shared on-site system or
following condemnation or demolition of a building served by the system,
the system shall be considered abandoned, and any further use of the
system for any purpose shall be prohibited unless, after inspection,
the Board of Health determines the system is in compliance or can
be brought into compliance with 310 CMR 15.000, State Environmental
Code, Title V.
B.
Continued
use of a septic tank or any other septic system component, where the
component is to become an integral part of a drainage system or other
sanitary system, requires prior written approval from the Board of
Health.
C.
Any component
of the septic system with a depth of one foot or greater shall be
considered as a component which shall be properly abandoned in accordance
with this Section.
D.
The following
procedure shall be used to abandon septic system components:
(1)
Within
14 days prior to discontinuance of use of a septic system, the facility
owner shall apply to the Public Health Division to abandon the existing
septic system components citing the reason(s) abandonment is necessary,
and where connection to a municipal or private sanitary sewer has
been made, a copy of the sewer connection permit shall be submitted
with the application;
(2)
Upon
receipt of a permit from the Public Health Division to abandon the
system, the septic system components shall be pumped of their contents
by a licensed septage hauler; and
(3)
The
septic system components shall be excavated and removed from the site,
or the bottom of the septic system components shall be opened or ruptured,
after being pumped of their contents so as to prevent retainage of
water and the components shall be completely filled with clean sand
or other suitable material approved, in writing, by the Board of Health.
