Kitsap County Board of Health Ordinance 2008A-01 - Kitsap Public ...

Kitsap County Board of Health Ordinance 2008A-01, Amended June 7, 2011
Onsite Sewage System and General Sewage Sanitation Regulations
a) All designed and specified components shall conform to the maintenance
and accessibility requirements in Section 12. and “Onsite Sewage Systems
Use, Monitoring, and Maintenance Field Manual” in Appendix B.
b) The Health Officer may reject the use of registered proprietary products
or public domain technologies when there are insufficient monitoring and
maintenance specialists available (a minimum of two (2) separate
individuals certified as a monitoring and maintenance specialist in good
standing) to service such products or technologies, or when there is
available information related to the maintenance, service, performance,
warranty, and/or manufacturer support of a treatment component that
suggests a potential threat to public health by the continued use of such
product or technology.
c) Single Family Residences – New or Modified:
(1) Shall have a minimum design capacity of 240 gallons per day;
(2) Shall have a minimum design capacity of 120 gallons per bedroom
per day when more than two (2) bedrooms are proposed;
(3) May have design capacity of more than 120 gallons per bedroom per
day, or may be designed with more bedrooms than will be initially
built, to allow for future expansion or increased use; and
(4) Shall have an increased design capacity when the anticipated
wastewater volume, based on the proposed use or occupancy of the
residence or material fact, will likely exceed the minimum design
capacity required under these regulations.
d) Multi-Family Residences or Multi-Residence Developments (i.e.,
community systems under 3,500 gallons per day):
(1) Each single-family unit or residence shall have a minimum design
capacity equal to that of a single family residence as specified above;
and
(2) Each single-family unit or residence shall have its own septic tank or
trash trap, vessel, etc., prior to effluent discharge to a treatment
component or soil dispersal component, as related to the minimum
required treatment performance level for the proposed development.
e) Non-Residential Buildings, Structures, or Facilities:
(1) Shall have design capacities pursuant to “Onsite Wastewater
Treatment Systems Manual,” USEPA, EPA-625/R-00/008, February
2002 (available upon request to the Department), or as determined by
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