Texas Administrative Code › Title 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Part 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY › Chapter 285 - ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES › Subchapter A - GENERAL PROVISIONS › Section 285.5 - Submittal Requirements for Planning Materials

Current through Reg. 49, No. 28; July 12, 2024
(a) Submittal of planning material. Planning
				  materials required under this chapter shall be submitted by the owner, or
				  owner's agent, to the permitting authority for review and approval according to
				  this section. All planning materials shall comply with this chapter and shall
				  be submitted according to §
										285.91(9)
				  of this title (relating to Tables). A legal description of the property where
				  an on-site sewage facility (OSSF) is to be installed must be included with the
				  permit application. Additionally, a scale drawing of the OSSF, all structures
				  served by the OSSF, and all items specified in §
										285.30(b)
				  of this title (relating to Site Evaluation) and §
										285.91(10)
				  of this title must be included with the permit application.
(1) Planning materials prepared by an owner
				  or installer. Either the owner or installer may prepare the planning materials
				  for any proposed OSSF not requiring the preparation of plans according to
				  paragraphs (2) or (3) of this subsection.
(2) Planning materials prepared by a
				  professional engineer or professional sanitarian. OSSF planning materials shall
				  be prepared by a professional engineer or professional sanitarian (with
				  appropriate seal, date, and signature) as follows, unless otherwise specified
				  in this chapter:
(A) any proposals for
				  treatment or disposal that are not standard as described in Subchapter D of
				  this chapter (relating to Planning, Construction, and Installation Standards
				  for OSSFs) unless otherwise specified under §
												285.91(9)
				  of this title;
(B) any proposal for
				  an OSSF to serve manufactured housing communities, recreational vehicle parks,
				  or multi-unit residential developments where spaces are rented or
				  leased;
(C) all subdivision and
				  development plans as required in §
												285.4(c)
				  of this title (relating to Facility Planning);
(D) a proposal for multiple treatment and
				  disposal systems on large tracts of land; or
(E) all applications for new OSSF
				  construction within the Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone.
(3) Planning materials prepared by a
				  professional engineer. OSSF planning materials shall be prepared by a
				  professional engineer (with appropriate seal, date, and signature) as follows,
				  unless otherwise specified in this chapter:
(A) all proposals for non-standard treatment
				  systems that require secondary treatment as detailed in Subchapter D of this
				  chapter; or
(B) verifications that
				  precast concrete septic tanks conform to the requirements of §
												285.32(b)(1)(E)(i)
				  of this title (relating to Criteria for Sewage Treatment Systems); or
(C) designs demonstrating that the
				  requirements of §
												285.31(c)(2)
				  of this title (relating to Selection Criteria for Treatment and Disposal
				  Systems) related to the regulated floodway have been met.