West Virginia Code of State Rules › Agency 150 - Public Service Commission › Title 150 - EXEMPT LEGISLATIVE RULE PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION › Series 150-35 - Rules Governing Innovative, Alternative Sewer Systems › Section 150-35-8 - Installation; Acceptance of facilities; Initiation of service

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 28, July 12, 2024
8.1. Utility
				service pipe when septic tanks are used. -- For Innovative, Alternative Sewage
				Disposal Service facilities using septic tanks, the point of service shall be
				the customer inlet pipe to the septic tank. If the septic tank is located on an
				adjacent property, the point of service is the customer's property line with
				any adjoining customers.
8.2.
				Standard installation for systems with on-site effluent treatment. -- For
				Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal Service facilities using septic tanks
				with individual on-site effluent dispersal fields or other on-site effluent
				treatment technologies, the sewer utility shall adopt standard methods of
				installation where practicable that meet, as a minimum, all existing West
				Virginia Bureau for Public Health requirements. Such methods shall be set out
				with written descriptions and drawings to provide a clear understanding of the
				requirements, all of which shall be submitted to the Commission. The customer
				using the on-site system shall also be provided with written information
				outlining the care of the tank and dispersal field and the charges for
				violation of those practices.
8.3.
				Acceptance of facilities. -- Prior to acceptance of any Innovative, Alternative
				Sewage Disposal System facilities, the sewer utility shall require from its
				Engineering Department and/or its contracted Engineer or Engineering Inspector
				a certification stamped with the seal of a Registered Professional Engineer
				stating that all construction and/or installation requirements per the
				Engineering drawings have been met and meet any and all current Bureau for
				Public Health or the Department of Environmental Protection standards that
				apply to each installation and/or part of the system. The certification shall
				include record photographs of all valve installations, video records of at
				least fifty percent (50%) of each size of total pipe length installed prior to
				burial, video records of all tank installations prior to initiation of service,
				concrete strength reports, water tightness testing of all tanks and
				manufacturers and/or vendor certifications that all materials supplied meet all
				pertinent standards.
8.4.
				Construction management. -- A designated employee of the sewer utility, a
				member of the Bureau for Public Health or a contract inspector hired by the
				utility with at least five years of pertinent utility construction experience
				shall review and approve all video recordings of the new installation prior to
				release of any construction payments. The sewer utility may supply a full time
				inspector to review all construction installations prior to burial to meet the
				review requirement.
8.5. Approval
				by the Commission. -- The sewer utility shall file each contract for Commission
				review and receive approval from the Commission before the sewer utility may
				take ownership of any Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal Service
				facility.
8.6. Initiation of
				service. -- Prior to initiation of service of any Innovative, Alternative
				Sewage Disposal Service facility, the sewer utility shall receive a complete
				set of as-built drawings in both hard printed copy and fully executable
				electronic AutoCad files. The utility shall also receive all electronic files
				from any aerial photography, geologic studies and any other files required to
				complete the installation.