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Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-25 - "Operating permit" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 25.
"Operating permit" means written approval by a local health
				  department for the continued use and maintenance of an on-site sewage system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-26 - "Owner" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 26.
"Owner" means the owner of a dwelling or his or her agent.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-27 - "Perimeter drain" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 27.
"Perimeter drain" means a subsurface drainage system that
				  completely surrounds a soil absorption system for the purpose of lowering a
				  seasonal high water table or preventing movement of subsurface water into a
				  soil absorption system site.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-28 - "Person" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 28.
"Person" means any:
(1) individual;
(2) partnership;
(3) copartnership;
(4) firm;
(5) company;
(6) corporation;
(7) association;
(8) trust;
(9) estate; or
(10) other legal entity, its or their
				successors, assigns, or agents.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-29 - "PVC" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 29.
"PVC" means polyvinyl chloride.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-30 - "Regulatory flood elevation" or "RFE" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 30.
"Regulatory flood elevation" or "RFE" means the elevation of
				  surface water resulting from a flood for which there is a one percent (1%)
				  probability of equaling or exceeding that level in any given year as calculated
				  by a method and procedure that is approved by the Indiana natural resources
				  commission. The regulatory flood elevation is also referred to as the base
				  flood elevation.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-31 - "Residential drain" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 31.
"Residential drain" means the horizontal piping in a house
				  drainage system that receives the discharge from soil, waste, and drainage
				  pipes inside the walls of the house and conveys the same to the residential
				  sewer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-32 - "Residential on-site sewage system" or "on-site sewage system" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 32.
"Residential on-site sewage system" or "on-site sewage
				  system" means all equipment and devices necessary for proper conduction,
				  collection, storage, treatment, and on-site disposal of sewage from:
(1) a one (1) or two (2) family
				dwelling;
(2) a residential
				outbuilding; or
(3) two (2)
				single-family dwellings on the same property with a combined DDF of less than
				or equal to seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day.
The term includes, but is not limited to, residential sewers,
				  septic tanks, soil absorption systems, temporary sewage holding tanks, and
				  sanitary vault privies.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-33 - "Residential on-site sewage system failure" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 33.
"Residential on-site sewage system failure" means a
				  residential on-site sewage system that exhibits one (1) or more of the
				  following:
(1) The on-site sewage
				system refuses to accept sewage at the rate of design application thereby
				interfering with the normal use of residential plumbing fixtures.
(2) Effluent discharge exceeds the absorptive
				capacity of the soil, resulting in ponding, seepage, or other discharge of the
				effluent to the ground surface or to surface waters.
(3) Effluent is discharged from the on-site
				sewage system causing contamination of a potable water supply, ground water, or
				surface waters.
A failed residential on-site sewage system is a health
				  hazard.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-34 - "Residential outbuilding" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 34.
"Residential outbuilding" means a building for the private
				  use of the owner not intended to be used for permanent or seasonal human
				  habitation or sleeping.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-35 - "Residential sewer" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 35.
"Residential sewer" means the horizontal sewer pipe beginning
				  five (5) feet outside the foundation of the residence or other
				  structure.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-36 - "Sanitary sewerage system" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 36.
"Sanitary sewerage system" means a sewer or a system of
				  sewers that conveys sewage away from the lot on which it originates to a
				  wastewater treatment facility owned and operated by:
(1) an incorporated city or town;
(2) a conservancy district;
(3) a regional sewer district; or
(4) a private utility.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-37 - "SDR" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 37.
"SDR" means standard dimension ratio.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-38 - "Seasonal high water table" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 38.
"Seasonal high water table" means the upper limit of soil
				  saturated with water for periods long enough for anaerobic conditions to affect
				  soil color.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-39 - "Segment drain" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 39.
"Segment drain" means a subsurface drainage system
				  constructed between two (2) soil absorption fields in the same on-site sewage
				  system for the purpose of intercepting and diverting subsurface water away from
				  the downslope soil absorption field.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-40 - "Septic tank" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 40.
"Septic tank" means a watertight structure into which sewage
				  is discharged for settling and solids digestion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-41 - "Sewage" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 41.
"Sewage" means all water-carried waste derived from ordinary
				  living processes.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-42 - "Soil absorption" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 42.
"Soil absorption" means a process that utilizes the soil to
				  treat and disperse effluent from a septic tank.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-43 - "Soil absorption system" or "soil absorption field" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 43.
"Soil absorption system" or "soil absorption field" means
				  pipes or chambers laid in a system of subsurface trenches or pipes laid in
				  elevated beds into which the effluent from the septic tank is discharged into
				  the soil for treatment and dispersal.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-44 - "Soil horizon" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 44.
"Soil horizon" means a layer of soil or soil material
				  approximately parallel to the land surface and differing from adjacent
				  genetically related layers in physical, chemical, and biological properties or
				  characteristics such as:
(1)
				color;
(2) structure;
(3) texture;
(4) consistence;
(5) kinds and numbers of organisms present;
				and
(6) degree of acidity or
				alkalinity.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-45 - "Soil loading rate" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 45.
"Soil loading rate" means the allowable rate of application
				  of septic tank effluent to the soil. It is expressed in gallons per day per
				  square foot.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-46 - "Soil profile analysis" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 46.
"Soil profile analysis" means the observation and evaluation
				  of the physical characteristics of the soil horizons or layers to:
(1) a depth of at least five (5) feet;
				or
(2) if shallower, a layer that
				cannot be readily penetrated.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-47 - "Soil scientist" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC 25-31.5
Sec. 47.
"Soil scientist" means an individual registered as a
				  professional soil scientist with the Indiana Registry of Soil Scientists (IRSS)
				  as provided for under IC 25-31.5.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-48 - "Start of construction" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 48.
"Start of construction" means, but is not limited to, any
				  site activity undertaken for the erection of the structure to be served by a
				  residential on-site sewage system or the delivery of manufactured housing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-49 - "Subsurface drainage system" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 49.
"Subsurface drainage system" means any pipe with or without a
				  layer of gravel, stone, or coarse sand, placed below the surface of the ground
				  and designed or constructed in such a manner as to:
(1) effectively lower a seasonal high water
				table; or
(2) prevent movement of
				subsurface water into a soil absorption system site.
Interceptor drains, perimeter drains, and segment drains are
				  types of subsurface drainage systems.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-50 - "Technology new to Indiana" or "TNI" defined

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 50.
"Technology new to Indiana" or "TNI" means on-site sewage
				  treatment or disposal methods, processes, or equipment not described in this
				  rule that have been approved by the department in accordance with section 52(h)
				  of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-51 - Administrative authority

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4; IC
				  16-19-3-27.8; IC
				  16-41-25-10; IC
				  16-41-25-11
Sec. 51.
(a) This
				rule shall be administered by the local boards of health through their health
				officer and the health officer's authorized representatives.
(b) Each local health department residential
				on-site sewage system permit program is subject to review by the department. A
				review may include, but not be limited to, a review of the permits issued,
				supporting documentation, and a review of on-site sewage system
				installations.
(c) In accordance
				with IC 16-41-25-10 and IC
				16-41-25-11, the department or its
				agent, or the health officer or the health officer's agent, shall be permitted
				to enter upon all properties at the proper time for the following purposes
				necessary to achieve compliance with this rule:
(1) Inspection.
(2) Observation.
(3) Measurement.
(4) Sampling.
(5) Testing.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-52 - General sewage disposal requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4; IC
				  16-41-25
Sec. 52.
(a) No
				person shall throw, run, drain, seep, or otherwise dispose into any of the
				surface waters or groundwaters of this state, or cause, permit, or suffer to be
				thrown, run, drained, allowed to seep, or otherwise disposed into those waters,
				organic or inorganic matter from a dwelling or residential on-site sewage
				system that would cause or contribute to a health hazard or water
				pollution.
(b) The:
(1) design;
(2) construction;
(3) installation;
(4) location;
(5) maintenance; and
(6) operation;
of residential on-site sewage systems shall comply with the
				  provisions of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-53 - Construction permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4; IC
				  16-41-25-1
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4; IC
				  16-41-25-1
Sec. 53.
(a) For a
				dwelling or place of residence that will not be connected to a sanitary
				sewerage system, the owner, or agent of the owner, shall obtain a written
				construction permit, signed by the health officer, for construction of a
				residential on-site sewage system prior to the:
(1) start of construction of a
				residence;
(2) placement of a
				manufactured home, modular home, or mobile home;
(3) construction or placement of a
				residential outbuilding that will include plumbing, or the addition of plumbing
				to an existing residential outbuilding;
(4) replacement of a dwelling, place of
				residence, or residential outbuilding that includes plumbing;
(5) reconstruction of a dwelling, place of
				residence, or residential outbuilding that includes plumbing;
(6) expansion or remodeling of a residence
				that may increase the number of bedrooms or the DDF;
(7) addition to, alteration of, replacement
				of, or repair of an existing residential on-site sewage system; or
(8) installation of an on-site sewage system
				for an existing residence that did not previously have a residential on-site
				sewage system as defined in section 32 of this rule.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-54 - Operating permits

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-27
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 54.
(a) Local
				health departments may require written operating permits in accordance with IC
				16-19-3-27(b)(2),
				as follows:
(1) A written operating permit
				issued by a local health department shall be signed by the health
				officer.
(2) An operating permit
				shall be renewed as follows:
(A) At least
				once every three (3) years for on-site sewage systems having components, other
				than a septic tank, requiring scheduled inspection and maintenance.
(B) At least once every five (5) years for
				all other on-site sewage systems.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-55 - Violations; permit denial and revocation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC 4-21.5
Sec. 55.
(a) Should
				a residential on-site sewage system fail, the failure shall be corrected by the
				owner within the time limit set by the health officer.
(b) If any component of a residential on-site
				sewage system is found to be:
(1)
				defective;
(2) malfunctioning;
				or
(3) in need of service;
the health officer may require the repair, replacement, or
				  service of that component. The repair, replacement, or service shall be
				  conducted within the time limit set by the health officer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-56 - On-site evaluation

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 56.
(a) Before
				issuance of any permit for construction of a residential on-site sewage system
				or the replacement or alteration of a soil absorption system, an on-site
				evaluation, which shall include a description of the soil profile, shall be
				conducted.
(b) Properties of the
				soil at each site shall be described by a soil scientist using the guidelines
				set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins, and handbooks of the
				NRCS.
(c) Soil profile information
				shall be recorded:
(1) to a depth of five (5)
				feet; or
(2) until a layer is
				encountered that cannot be readily penetrated; whichever is
				shallower.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-58 - Dispersal area

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 58.
(a) A
				dispersal area is required for a soil absorption system when:
(1) the soil loading rate used to determine
				the size of the soil absorption system is five-tenths (0.5) gallons per day per
				square foot (gpd/ft2) or less; or
(2) there is a horizon in the upper sixty
				(60) inches of the profiledescription with:
(A) bedrock;
(B) densic material;
(C) dense till;
(D) soil with fragic properties; or
(E) layers transitional to dense till
				(horizons in a soil developed from Wisconsin glacial till that shows
				effervescence when treated with a ten percent (10%) hydrochloric acid
				solution), unless:
(i) the on-site soils
				evaluation report shows that the presence of the horizon is not detrimental to
				the proper functioning of an on-site sewage system; and
(ii) the determination in item (i) is made
				using the guidelines as set forth in the soil manuals, technical bulletins, and
				handbooks of the NRCS guidelines and as approved by the department.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-59 - Drainage

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 59.
(a) A
				surface diversion:
(1) shall be constructed
				if drainage from an adjoining upslope landscape affects the soil absorption
				system site;
(2) shall have a
				positive grade of at least two and four-tenths (2.4) inches per one hundred
				(100) feet, or a grade of two-tenths percent (0.2%);
(3) shall be of sufficient depth and width to
				move surface water away from the soil absorption system;
(4) shall be located:
(A) for subsurface trench on-site sewage
				systems that do not require additional soil cover, at least ten (10) feet from
				the soil absorption system, as measured from the downslope edge of the surface
				diversion to the outside edge of the nearest soil absorption system
				trench;
(B) for subsurface trench
				on-site sewage systems that require additional soil cover, at least ten (10)
				feet from the soil absorption system, as measured from the downslope edge of
				the surface diversion to the upslope edge of the additional soil cover;
				or
(C) for elevated sand mound
				on-site sewage systems, at least ten (10) feet from the soil absorption system,
				as measured from the downslope edge of the surface diversion to the upslope
				edge of the soil cover; and
(5) may be used in combination with an
				on-site subsurface drainage system.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-60 - Septic tanks: general requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 60.
(a) Septic
				tanks shall be:
(1) watertight and
				constructed of durable material such as concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or
				polypropylene; and
(2) protected
				from corrosion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-61 - Septic tanks: construction details

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 61.
(a) The
				minimum water depth in any compartment shall be thirty (30) inches.
(b) The maximum water depth for calculating
				septic tank capacity shall not exceed six and one-half (6 1/2) feet.
(c) The inlet baffle or sanitary tee shall
				extend at least:
(1) eight (8) inches below
				the liquid level; and
(2) to the
				top of the inlet sewer.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-62 - Dosing tanks

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 62.
(a) Dosing
				tanks:
(1) must be watertight and constructed
				of durable material such as concrete, fiberglass, polyethylene, or
				polypropylene; and
(2) shall be
				protected from corrosion.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-63 - Septic tanks and dosing tanks: installation and maintenance

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-41-25-3
Sec. 63.
(a) Septic
				tanks and dosing tanks shall be installed level on:
(1) undisturbed soil;
(2) sand;
(3) aggregate not larger than one and
				one-half (1 1/2) inches in diameter; or
(4) an engineered base.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-64 - Outlet filters

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 64.
(a) An
				outlet filter shall be installed in the septic tank of new on-site sewage
				systems and existing on-site sewage systems requiring a new septic
				tank.
(b) For on-site sewage
				systems requiring repair, or soil absorption systems requiring replacement, the
				local health department may require an outlet filter. The outlet filter, if
				required by the local health department, must meet the requirements of this
				section.
(c) Outlet filters shall
				be located in the outlet end of:
(1) a single
				septic tank when not used in series;
(2) the second compartment of two-compartment
				septic tanks;
(3) the last septic
				tank when two (2) or more tanks are used in series; or
(4) a secondary watertight structure located
				after the last septic tank prior to a dosing tank, distribution box, or
				secondary treatment unit.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-65 - Effluent pumps

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 65.
(a) All
				effluent pumps shall be:
(1) submersible
				pumps suitable for use in a corrosive atmosphere;
(2) sized to deliver the total design flow
				rate while meeting the total dynamic head requirements of the on-site sewage
				system;
(3) connected to pump
				discharge piping that is adequately secured; and
(4) installed in such a manner as to allow
				for removal without entering the dosing tank or dewatering the dosing
				tank.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-66 - Distribution box specifications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 66.
(a)
				Concrete distribution boxes shall be constructed of concrete with a compressive
				strength of four thousand (4,000) pounds per square inch or greater. Other
				materials may be considered on a case-by-case basis. All materials must:
(1) be resistant to corrosion and decay;
				and
(2) have sufficient structural
				strength to contain sewage and resist lateral compressive and bearing
				loads.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-67 - Pipe specifications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4; IC
				  16-41-25
Sec. 67.
(a) Piping
				used in a residential on-site sewage system shall meet or exceed the following
				applicable standards:
(1) Gravity sewer pipe
				and gravity effluent sewer pipe shall meet the following standards:
(A) For PVC pipe, the following:
(i) ASTM D 2665-20 for four (4) inch and six
				(6) inch pipe only.
(ii) ASTM D
				3034-2021 for SDR 26 and SDR 35 for four (4) inch through fifteen (15) inch
				pipe.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-68 - Aggregate specifications

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 68.
(a)
				Aggregate to be used in soil absorption systems shall be gravel, stone, or
				other materials listed by the department. Crushed limestone aggregate, if used,
				shall be rated as forty percent (40%) or less on the Los Angeles abrasion
				quality requirement of the INDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Section 904,
				Aggregates.
(b) Aggregate:
(1) shall be a mixture with no aggregate
				smaller in size than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter nor any aggregate larger
				than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter; and
(2) must be larger than the openings in the
				gravity distribution laterals.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-69 - Barrier materials

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4; IC
				  16-41-25
Sec. 69.
(a) The
				physical characteristics of barrier materials shall have the following minimum
				average roll values:
(1) A grab tensile
				strength equal to or greater than eighty (80) pounds in machine direction (MD)
				and cross-machine direction (CD) in accordance with ASTM D 4632-15a
				(2023).
(2) A grab tensile
				elongation at break of equal to or greater than fifty percent (50%) in MD and
				CD in accordance with ASTM D 4632-15a (2023).
(3) A trapezoidal tear strength equal to or
				greater than thirty (30) pounds in MD and CD in accordance with ASTM D
				4533-15.
(4) A CBR puncture
				resistance equal to or greater than one hundred seventy-five (175) pounds in
				accordance with ASTM D 6241-22a.
(5) A permittivity of equal to or greater
				than 0.5 sec-1 in accordance with ASTM D
				4491-22.
(6) A water flow rate
				equal to or greater than one hundred fifty (150) gallons per minute per square
				foot in accordance with ASTM D 4355-21.
(7) A UV resistance at five hundred (500)
				hours equal to or greater than seventy percent (70%) strength retained in
				accordance with ASTM D 4491-22.
(8)
				An apparent opening size (U.S. Sieve) equal to or greater than forty (40), and
				equal to or less than seventy (70) sieve in accordance with ASTM D
				4751-21a.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-70 - Subsurface trench on-site sewage system site suitability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 70.
(a) On-site
				sewage system feasibility, location, and selection shall be based on the:
(1) site evaluation;
(2) information obtained from the on-site
				soils evaluation; and
(3) DDF.
If site conditions are acceptable, subsurface trench soil
				  absorption systems are the systems of choice.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-71 - Subsurface trench on-site sewage system type selection criteria

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 71.
(a) On-site
				sewage system feasibility, location, and selection shall be based on the:
(1) site evaluation;
(2) information obtained from the on-site
				soils evaluation; and
(3)
				DDF.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-72 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage system site suitability

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 72.
(a) On-site
				sewage system feasibility, location, selection, and design shall be based on
				the:
(1) site evaluation;
(2) information obtained from the on-site
				soils evaluation; and
(3)
				DDF.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-74 - Subsurface trench on-site sewage systems: general design and construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 74.
(a) The
				minimum absorption area (in square feet) required for each subsurface trench
				soil absorption system shall be based on the following:
(1) The number of bedrooms and bedroom
				equivalents in the dwelling.
(2)
				The appropriate soil loading rate (in gallons per day per square foot)
				determined from Table IV in section 70(b)(8) of this rule. The soil loading
				rate used for this computation shall be the soil loading rate of the most
				restrictive horizon in the first twenty-four (24) inches below the trench
				bottom.
(3) The absorption area
				shall be computed using the following formula:
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-75 - Subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 75.
(a)
				Subsurface trench gravity on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the
				requirements of:
(1) section 74 of this rule;
				and
(2) this section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-76 - Subsurface trench flood dosed on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 76.
(a)
				Subsurface trench flood dosed on-site sewage systems shall meet all of the
				requirements of:
(1) sections 74 and 75 of
				this rule; and
(2) this section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-77 - Subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 77.
(a)
				Subsurface trench alternating field on-site sewage systems shall meet all of
				the requirements of:
(1) sections 74 and 75
				of this rule; and
(2) this
				section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-78 - Subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems: design and construction requirements

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 78.
(a)
				Subsurface trench pressure distribution on-site sewage systems shall meet all
				of the requirements of:
(1) section 74 of this
				rule; and
(2) this
				section.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-79 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: design of the aggregate bed

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 79.
(a) The
				size of the aggregate bed shall be determined from the following:
(1) The minimum area of the aggregate bed
				shall be calculated as:
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(2) The dimensions of
				the aggregate bed shall be as long and narrow as the site allows, while not
				exceeding the maximum bed width calculated in subdivision (3)(A).
(3) The maximum width of the aggregate bed
				shall meet the following requirements:
(A)
				The maximum aggregate bed width (ft.)(ABW) = 0.83
				ft2/gpd
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DDF (gpd)
n
[LESS THAN OR EQUL TO]1500
3
1501-3000
4
3001-4000
5
where: 0.83 is a conversion factor
				  (ft2/gpd)
SLR is soil loading rate, and
where: DDF is design daily flow, and
n is determined by the DDF in this chart
This number may be rounded down to the nearest whole
				  number.
(B) For on-site sewage systems
				with a DDF of seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per day or less, the width of
				the aggregate bed shall be at least four (4) feet and not greater than ten (10)
				feet. The aggregate bed width shall not exceed the maximum bed width calculated
				in clause (A).
(C) For on-site
				sewage systems with a DDF of greater than seven hundred fifty (750) gallons per
				day, the following apply:
(i) If the soil
				loading rate is fifty-hundredths (0.50) gallons per day per square foot
				(gpd/ft2) or less, the width of the aggregate bed
				shall be not greater than fifteen (15) feet, and shall not exceed the maximum
				bed width calculated in clause (A).
(ii) If the soil loading rate is greater than
				fifty-hundredths (0.50) gallons per day per square foot
				(gpd/ft2), the width of the aggregate bed shall be
				not greater than twenty (20) feet, and shall not exceed the maximum bed width
				calculated in clause (A).
(4) The minimum length of the aggregate bed
				shall be calculated as:
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(5) The
				depth of the aggregate bed shall be at least the sum of:
(A) at least six (6) inches of aggregate
				below the pressure distribution lateral;
(B) the outside diameter of the pressure
				distribution lateral; and
(C) at
				least two (2) inches of aggregate above the pressure distribution lateral.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-80 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: design of basal area

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 80.
(a) The
				dimensions of the basal area shall be as long and narrow as the site allows, in
				compliance with the requirements of subsection (c).
(b) Numerical dimensions provided in this
				section for basal area and elevated sand mound size are rounded up to the
				nearest whole number.
(c) The size
				of the basal area shall be determined from the following:
(1) The minimum size of the basal area shall
				be calculated as:
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using the soil loading rates from Table V in section 72(b)(7)
				  of this rule. The soil loading rate used for this computation shall be the soil
				  loading rate of the most restrictive horizon in the first twenty (20) inches
				  below the ground surface.
(2) The
				minimum length for the basal area (BAL) shall equal the
				length of the aggregate bed (ABL).
(3) The minimum width of the basal area
				(BAW) shall be calculated as the greater of:
(A)
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; or
(B)
Slope
Minimum Basal Area Width (BAW)
0%
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO ]
slope
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO ]
1/2%
Aggregate bed width + 14 ft.
1/2% [LESS THAN] slope
[LESS THAN OR EQUAL TO ]
6%
Aggregate bed width + 9 ft.
(C)
				The dimensions determined from clause (A) or (B) for the INDOT Specification 23
				sand shall maintain a minimum sideslope grade of three-to-one
				(3:1).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-81 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: dimensions of the elevated sand mound

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 81.
(a)
				Numerical dimensions for the soil material cover from the edge of the basal
				area to the edge of the elevated sand mound are based on a final grade of
				three-to-one (3:1) (on level sites). The plan views and numerical dimensions
				are for a simple slope (a slope that forms a plane). Elevated sand mounds sited
				on complex slopes are more difficult to design and construct on contour.
(b) The minimum length of an
				elevated sand mound shall be the sum of the following:
(1) The length of the aggregate bed
				(ABL).
(2)
				Plus fourteen (14) feet, representing the two sideslopes of INDOT Specification
				23 sand at both ends of the aggregate bed (including the one (1) foot level
				borders). A minimum endslope grade of three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on
				the INDOT Specification 23 sand.
(3) Plus six (6) feet, representing the soil
				material cover at both ends of the aggregate bed. A minimum endslope grade of
				three-to-one (3:1) shall be maintained on the soil cover material.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-82 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: pressure distribution network

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 82.
(a) The
				effluent force main shall drain unless it is installed below the frost line, as
				listed in Table VIII in section 76(d) of this rule, and designed so that no
				effluent remains in any portion of the effluent force main located above the
				frost line.
(b) The effluent pump
				shall be sized, and its controls set, to deliver approximately one-fourth (1/4)
				of the DDF per dose.
(c) The liquid
				holding capacity of the dosing tank shall be determined as follows:
(1) If the effluent force main and manifold
				do not drain to the dosing tank, the dosing tank volume shall be one-fourth
				(1/4) of the DDF.
(2) If the
				effluent force main and manifold drain to the dosing tank, the dosing tank
				volume shall be one-fourth (1/4) of the DDF plus the volume of the effluent
				force main.
(3) Additional dosing
				tank capacity must be provided to:
(A) keep
				the dosing tank effluent pump submerged at all times; and
(B) provide sufficient freeboard for a high
				water alarm.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-83 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: protection of the site

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 83.
(a) Before
				the start of any construction on the property, the following areas must be
				staked out and protected from disturbance:
(1)
				The soil absorption system area.
(2) The dispersal area.
(3) The subsurface drainage system
				area.
(4) The set-aside area (if
				required in the approved plan).
(5)
				Areas designated for future expansion (if required in the approved
				plan).
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-84 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: requirements for system construction

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 84.
(a) Site
				preparation, tilling, construction, finish grading, and soil stabilization
				shall:
(1) be performed in accordance with
				the approved plans; and
(2) not be
				performed when the soil is frozen.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-85 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: installation of the effluent force main

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 85.
(a) To
				minimize disturbance of the basal area, the effluent force main must be brought
				above grade prior to entering the basal area and it must be extended upward
				through the INDOT Specification 23 sand to the point where it will enter the
				aggregate bed. The effluent force main shall be laid in the aggregate bed to
				the point of connection to the manifold.
(b) If the effluent force main is installed
				prior to tilling the elevated sand mound site, the following apply:
(1) The effluent force main must be installed
				a minimum of sixteen (16) inches below existing grade from the outlet of the
				dosing tank to the point where it comes up through the INDOT Specification 23
				sand, outside of the basal area.
(2) The end of the effluent force main shall
				be fitted with a temporary vertical pipe extending at least three (3) feet
				above grade and temporarily capped during the construction process.
(3) The portion of the effluent force main
				which comes above existing grade must be bedded and stabilized properly as the
				sand is applied.
Indiana Administrative Code › Title 410 - INDIANA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH › Article 6 - SANITARY ENGINEERING › Rule 8.3 - Residential On-Site Sewage Systems › Section 8.3-86 - Elevated sand mound on-site sewage systems: preparation of the site

Current through July 10, 2024
Authority: IC
				  16-19-3-4;
				  IC
				  16-19-3-5
Affected: IC
				  16-19-3-4
Sec. 86.
(a) For all
				elevated sand mound sites, the following requirements shall be met for site
				preparation:
(1) Vegetation that would
				interfere with the soils evaluation, system layout, or system construction
				shall be cut and removed (not scraped) prior to installation without causing
				compaction.
(2) Trees shall be cut
				off at the ground surface and removed, with only stumps left in place. The
				local health department may require scarring of the tree stumps.
(3) Tree roots that protrude above the tilled
				surface shall be cut off and removed without causing compacted soil
				material.
(4) The portion of the
				elevated sand mound site receiving INDOT Specification 23 sand shall be tilled
				along the contour of the site to a depth of seven (7) inches to fourteen (14)
				inches with a moldboard or chisel plow, or a bulldozer with a ripper. A backhoe
				may be used to till sites with special considerations as noted in subsection
				(b). The department or local health department may require field supervision of
				tilling operations, as follows:
(A) If a
				chisel plow or a bulldozer with a ripper is used, tillage shall be across the
				site along the contour of the site.
(B) If a moldboard plow is used:
(i) it shall have at least two (2) bottoms
				and make only one (1) pass across the area, along the contour of the site; and
(ii) on sites with slopes greater
				than one-half percent (1/2%), the furrows shall be turned upslope.