New Jersey Administrative Code › Title 7 - ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION › Chapter 9A - STANDARDS FOR INDIVIDUAL SUBSURFACE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS › Subchapter 3 - ADMINISTRATION › Section 7:9A-3.13 - Certificate of compliance

Current through Register Vol. 56, No. 14, July 15, 2024
(a) Prior to
				issuance of a certificate of compliance, the administrative authority or its
				authorized agent shall make sufficient inspections during the course of
				construction and installation or alteration of the individual subsurface sewage
				disposal system to determine that the system has been located, constructed and
				installed or altered in compliance with the requirements of this chapter and
				the approved engineering design. Alternatively, the administrative authority
				may issue a certificate of compliance if a licensed professional engineer
				submits to the administrative authority, a statement in writing, signed and
				sealed by him or her that the said system has been located, constructed,
				installed or altered in compliance with the requirements of these standards and
				the approved engineering design.
(b) The administrative authority or
				authorized agent may require additional permeability tests to be conducted, the
				disposal field excavation to be deepened, fill material to be added or other
				changes to be made in the installation of the system if, during the course of
				excavation, soil limitations not identified previously are discovered. Such
				changes shall be made as prescribed in
				7:9A-3.7.
(c) A component of an individual subsurface
				sewage disposal system shall not be backfilled or otherwise concealed from view
				until a final inspection has been conducted by the administrative authority or
				its authorized agent, or a licensed professional engineer, and permission has
				been granted by the administrative authority to backfill the system. Any
				component of the system which has been covered without such permission shall be
				uncovered upon the order of the administrative authority or its authorized
				agent.
(d) A person shall not
				commence operation or use of an individual subsurface sewage disposal system
				until a certificate has been issued by the administrative authority or its
				authorized agent indicating that said system has been located, constructed,
				installed or altered in compliance with this chapter. The issuance of a
				certificate of compliance shall constitute only certification that the
				individual subsurface sewage disposal system has been constructed, located,
				installed or altered in conformance with this chapter. It shall not be
				construed as a guarantee that the system will function satisfactorily, nor
				shall it in any way restrict the powers or responsibilities of the
				administrative authority or the Department in the enforcement of any law or
				ordinance relating to public health and safety or environmental
				protection.
(e) The administrative
				authority or its authorized agent shall give to the building inspector or
				similar official of the municipality who is responsible for the issuance of
				occupancy permits a copy of the certificate of compliance.