77 Ill. Adm. Code 905.30
Approved Private Sewage Disposal Systems
Section 905
Section 905.30Â Approved
Private Sewage Disposal Systems
a)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The following systems are approved for private sewage disposal
when designed, constructed, operated, and maintained in accordance with this Part:
1)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Septic tank, Imhoff tank or aerobic treatment plants followed
by:
A)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Subsurface seepage field;
B)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Seepage bed;
C)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Sand filter (buried or re-circulating);
D)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Waste stabilization pond;
E)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â 8 inch or 10 inch gravelless seepage system;
F)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Chamber system;
G)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Peat filter system; or
H)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Subsurface
drip irrigation system.
2)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Aerobic treatment plant and NSF International/ANSI Standard 40
wastewater treatment systems discharging to supplementary treatment or to the
surface, as provided in Sections 905.100 and 905.110.
3)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Privies, chemical toilets, re-circulating toilets, incinerator
toilets or compost toilets.
4)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Holding tanks installed in accordance with Section 905.140.
5)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Any other system for which a variance in accordance with
Section 905.20(l) has been issued or for which an experimental permit in
accordance with Section 905.20(m) has been issued.
6)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Illinois raised filter bed preceded by a batch treatment
aeration system.
7)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Technologies
approved by the Department under Section 905.20(t).
b)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â The Department will maintain a list of alternative components
and technologies that have been approved under the Act. This list will be
available at http://www.idph.state.il.us/envhealth/prisewage.htm.
c)Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â All other systems or
components not listed undert this Part are not approved.