R 325.1562 Soil absorption systems; design and location.

Rule 12. A campground owner shall ensure that a soil absorption system is isolated not less than 10 feet from camping sites and is protected from vehicular traffic or other possible damage. A campground owner and person preparing campground plans may use the publication entitled "Michigan Criteria for Subsurface Sewage Disposal," dated April 1994, which is available from the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality, DrinkinG Water and Radiological Protection Division, Environmental Health Section, P.O. Box 30630, Lansing, Michigan 48909-8130, and accepted engineering practice as references in the design and location of an absorption field. A campground owner and person preparing plans for a campground shall ensure that a soil absorption system is not placed in the following locations: (a) Beneath a building. (b) Where the soil is unstable or unsettled. Muck or peat soils are unsuitable. (c) Under a roadway or parking lot or paved area. (d) Within 100 feet of a lake or stream as a minimum. (e) In the path of a catchment area of surface runoff. (f) Where a high groundwater table is closer than 4 feet to the ground surface. (g) Within the minimum isolation distance of 75 feet from the well. (h) Where surface flooding may occur. (i) Where percolation rates above 30 minutes for water to fall 1 inch are encountered. (j) Where adequate protection cannot be provided for the water-bearing formation. (k) Where the area is insufficient on which to locate a second absorption field of at least the size of the original field.