North Carolina Administrative Code › Title 21 - OCCUPATIONAL LICENSING BOARDS AND COMMISSIONS › Chapter 39 - ON-SITE WASTEWATER CONTRACTORS AND INSPECTORS CERTIFICATION › Section .1000 - NC ON-SITE WASTEWATER INSPECTOR STANDARDS OF PRACTICE › Section 39 .1001 - DEFINITIONS

Current through Register Vol. 39, No. 2, July 15, 2024
As used in this Section:
(1) "Automatic safety controls" means devices
				designed and installed to protect systems and components from excessively high
				or low pressures and temperatures, excessive electrical current, loss of water,
				high water, fire, freezing, or other unsafe conditions.
(2) "Component" means a readily accessible
				and observable part of an on-site wastewater system.
(3) "Cross connection" means any physical
				connection or arrangement between potable water and the on-site wastewater
				system or any other source of contamination.
(4) "Dangerous or adverse situations" means
				situations that pose a threat of injury to the inspector, or those situations
				that require the use of special protective clothing or safety equipment, such
				as personal protection equipment.
(5) "Describe" means a written report of a
				condition found within the system or any observed component of the inspected
				system.
(6) "Dismantle" means to
				take apart or remove any component, device, or piece of equipment that is
				bolted, screwed, or fastened by other means that would not be taken apart or
				removed by a homeowner or operator in the course of normal household
				maintenance.
(7) "Enter" means to
				go into an area to inspect all readily accessible, readily openable, and
				readily visible components.
(8)
				"Hydraulic Load Test" means the introduction of water or waste water into a
				system for the purposes of mimicking the system's peak flows.
(9) "Inflow" means extraneous water directly
				entering a component, such as via a sump pump, foundation drain, condensate
				line, or infiltration.
(10) "Normal
				operating controls" means certified operator or homeowner-operated
				devices.
(11) "Normal wear and
				tear" means superficial blemishes or defects that do not interfere with the
				functionality of the component or system.
(12) "Operate" means to cause systems or
				equipment to function.
(13)
				"Readily accessible" means approachable or enterable for inspection without the
				risk of damage to any property or alteration of the accessible space,
				equipment, or opening.
(14)
				"Readily openable access panel" means a panel provided for homeowner or
				certified operator maintenance and operation that has removable or operable
				fasteners or latch devices in order to be lifted off, swung open, or otherwise
				removed for inspection. This definition is limited to those wastewater system
				components not blocked by stored items, furniture, building components or
				landscaping.
(15) "Readily visible"
				means seen by using natural or artificial light without the use of equipment or
				tools other than a probe, flashlight, or mirror.
(16) "Roof drainage systems" means gutters,
				downspouts, leaders, splash blocks, and similar parts used to carry water off a
				roof and away from a building.
(17)
				"Shut down" means a condition or conditions wherein a piece of equipment or
				system cannot be operated by the device or control that a homeowner should
				normally use to operate it. If its safety switch or circuit breaker is in the
				"off" position, or its fuse is missing or blown, the inspector is not required
				to reestablish the circuit for the purpose of operating the equipment or
				system.
(18) "Statement of
				responsibility" means a signed and dated document, from the contractor to the
				system owner, that acknowledges the requirements of the onsite wastewater
				system specified by the evaluator.
(19) "Structural component" means a
				wastewater system component that supports non-variable forces or weights (dead
				loads) and variable forces or weights (live loads), such as a control panel
				support, septic tank, D-box, or manifold.
Authority
				  G.S.
				  90A-71;
				  90A-74: 130A-336.2;
Eff. October 1, 2011;
Pursuant to
				  G.S.
				  150B-21.3A, rule is necessary without
				  substantive public interest Eff. January 9, 2018;
Amended Eff. June
				  1, 2021.