Soil Absorption System Restoration

(1) It shall be a violation of 310 CMR 15.000 for any person or any approved System Inspector, Soil Evaluator, Permitted Installer or Septage Hauler to introduce, recommend the use of, or market for sale any physical, chemical or biological treatment process to restore or condition a soil absorption system that has not been approved by the Department for use as an alternative system pursuant to 310 CMR 15.280 through 15.288. Physical treatment includes a physical application to or alteration of the leaching field within the soil absorption system, but is not intended to include pumping, flushing, and routing of pipes or any mechanical methods of repairing existing components. The Department shall maintain and publish a list of allowed treatment processes. (2) It shall be a violation of 310 CMR 15.000 for any person to use any physical, chemical or biological treatment process to restore or condition a soil absorption system that has not been approved by the Department for use as an alternative system pursuant to 310 CMR 15.280 through 15.288. (3) A Department approval of the treatment process use as an alternative system pursuant to 310 CMR 15.280 through 15.288 shall not constitute an endorsement or approval with respect to the effectiveness or performance of the treatment process. Representation by any person that such Department determination constitutes such endorsement or approval shall be a violation of 310 CMR 15.000.