Section 905.30  Approved Private Sewage Disposal Systems

a)         The following systems are approved for private sewage disposal when designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with this Part:

1)         Septic tank, Imhoff tank or aerobic treatment plants followed by:

A)        Subsurface seepage field;

B)        Seepage bed;

C)        Sand filter (buried or re-circulating);

D)        Waste stabilization pond;

E)        8 inch or 10 inch gravelless seepage system;

F)         Chamber system;

G)        Peat filter system; or

H)        Subsurface drip irrigation system.

2)         Aerobic treatment plant and NSF International/ANSI Standard 40 wastewater treatment systems discharging to supplementary treatment or to the surface, as provided in Sections 905.100 and 905.110.

3)         Privies, chemical toilets, re-circulating toilets, incinerator toilets or compost toilets.

4)         Holding tanks installed in accordance with Section 905.140.

5)         Any other system for which a variance in accordance with Section 905.20(l) has been issued or for which an experimental permit in accordance with Section 905.20(m) has been issued.

6)         Illinois raised filter bed preceded by a batch treatment aeration system.

7)         Technologies approved by the Department under Section 905.20(t).

b)           The Department will maintain a list of alternative components and technologies that have been approved under the Act. This list will be available at http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/prisewage.htm.

c)           All other systems or components not listed undert this Part are not approved.

(Source:  Amended at 37 Ill. Reg. 14994, effective August 28, 2013)