Massachusetts · Regulations
310 CMR 15.00 — State Environmental Code, Title 5: standard requirements for the siting, construction, inspection, upgrade and expansion of on-site sewage treatment and disposal systems and for the transport and disposal of septage
114 sections
114 sections
- 310 CMR 15.001Purpose, Authority and Related Provisions
- 310 CMR 15.002Definitions
- 310 CMR 15.003Coordination with Local Approving Authorities
- 310 CMR 15.004Applicability
- 310 CMR 15.006Facilities with a Design Flow of 10,000 gpd or Greater but Less than 15,000 gpd
- 310 CMR 15.007Campgrounds
- 310 CMR 15.010Division and Aggregation of Facilities
- 310 CMR 15.011Criteria to Assess Whether Facilities are in Separate Ownership or Control
- 310 CMR 15.017Approval of Soil Evaluators
- 310 CMR 15.018Function of Soil Evaluators
- 310 CMR 15.019Disposal System Installer's Permit
- 310 CMR 15.020Disposal System Construction Permits
- 310 CMR 15.021Certificates of Compliance
- 310 CMR 15.022Duty of Compliance
- 310 CMR 15.023Approving Authority Access
- 310 CMR 15.024Violations of 310 CMR 15.000
- 310 CMR 15.025Enforcement by Approving Authorities
- 310 CMR 15.026Orders
- 310 CMR 15.027Prohibition of Septic System Additives
- 310 CMR 15.028Soil Absorption System Restoration
- 310 CMR 15.029Construction of Wells Near Existing Systems
- 310 CMR 15.030Records
- 310 CMR 15.040Advisory Committee
- 310 CMR 15.050Severability
- 310 CMR 15.100General Provisions
- 310 CMR 15.101Site Evaluation Criteria
- 310 CMR 15.102Deep Observation Hole Test
- 310 CMR 15.103Soil Profile
- 310 CMR 15.104Percolation Testing
- 310 CMR 15.105Procedure for Performing a Percolation Test
- 310 CMR 15.106Landscape Position
- 310 CMR 15.107Hydrogeologic Properties
- 310 CMR 15.201Type of System
- 310 CMR 15.202Use of Recirculating Sand Filters
- 310 CMR 15.203System Sewage Flow Design Criteria
- 310 CMR 15.204Increases in Design Flow to System
- 310 CMR 15.211Minimum Setback Distances
- 310 CMR 15.212Depth to Groundwater
- 310 CMR 15.213Construction in Velocity Zones and Floodways
- 310 CMR 15.214Designation of Nitrogen Sensitive Areas
- 310 CMR 15.215Nitrogen Loading Limitations
- 310 CMR 15.216Aggregate Determinations of Flows and Nitrogen Loadings
- 310 CMR 15.217Systems with Enhanced Nitrogen Removal
- 310 CMR 15.220Preparation of Plans and Specifications
- 310 CMR 15.221General Construction Requirements for All System Components
- 310 CMR 15.222Building Sewers
- 310 CMR 15.223Septic Tanks
- 310 CMR 15.224Multiple Compartment Tanks
- 310 CMR 15.225Tanks in Series
- 310 CMR 15.226Construction of Septic Tanks
- 310 CMR 15.227Placement and Construction of Tees
- 310 CMR 15.228Placement and Accessibility of Septic Tank
- 310 CMR 15.229Pumping to Septic Tanks
- 310 CMR 15.230Pretreatment Units - Grease Traps
- 310 CMR 15.231Dosing Chambers and Pumps
- 310 CMR 15.232Distribution Boxes
- 310 CMR 15.233Siphons
- 310 CMR 15.240Soil Absorption Systems
- 310 CMR 15.241System Venting
- 310 CMR 15.242LTAR - Effluent Loading Rates
- 310 CMR 15.243Types of Soil Textural Classes
- 310 CMR 15.245Soil Absorption System Siting Requirements
- 310 CMR 15.246Excavation and Flagging of Soil Absorption System
- 310 CMR 15.247Aggregate
- 310 CMR 15.248Reserve Area
- 310 CMR 15.249Design Criteria for Soil Absorption Systems
- 310 CMR 15.251Trenches
- 310 CMR 15.252Beds or Fields
- 310 CMR 15.253Pits, Galleries, or Chambers
- 310 CMR 15.254Pressure Dosing and Pressure Distribution
- 310 CMR 15.255Construction in Fill
- 310 CMR 15.260Tight Tanks
- 310 CMR 15.262Greywater Systems
- 310 CMR 15.281Purpose
- 310 CMR 15.282Types of Alternative Systems
- 310 CMR 15.283Process for Review of Alternative System Proposals
- 310 CMR 15.284Approval for Remedial Use
- 310 CMR 15.285Approval for Piloting
- 310 CMR 15.286Provisional Approval of Alternative System
- 310 CMR 15.287General Conditions for Use of Alternative Systems Pursuant to 310 CMR 15.284 through 15.286
- 310 CMR 15.288Certification of Alternative Systems for General Use
- 310 CMR 15.289Humus/Composting Toilets
- 310 CMR 15.290Shared Systems
- 310 CMR 15.291Division of a Facility and Upgrades Using Shared Systems
- 310 CMR 15.292New Construction or Increased Flow to Existing Systems and Division of a Facility Using Shared
- 310 CMR 15.300Purpose and General Provisions
- 310 CMR 15.301System Inspection
- 310 CMR 15.302Criteria for Inspection
- 310 CMR 15.303Systems Failing to Protect Public Health and Safety and the Environment
- 310 CMR 15.304Large Systems which Fail to Protect or which Threaten Public Health and Safety and the
- 310 CMR 15.305Deadlines for Completion of Upgrades
- 310 CMR 15.340Approval of System Inspectors
- 310 CMR 15.351System Pumping and Routine Maintenance
- 310 CMR 15.353Emergency Repair
- 310 CMR 15.354Abandonment of Systems
- 310 CMR 15.401General Provisions
- 310 CMR 15.402Use of Local Upgrade Approvals or Variances
- 310 CMR 15.403Local Upgrade Approvals
- 310 CMR 15.404Maximum Feasible Compliance - Approvals for Upgrades
- 310 CMR 15.405Contents of Local Upgrade Approval