Purpose, authority and applicability

(a) Purpose. The purpose of this Chapter is to ensure that sewage is properly treated in order to protect the waters of the State, the public health and the environment. This Chapter establishes requirements for the design, construction, installation and operation of individual and small public on-site sewage treatment systems. This Chapter also establishes requirements for persons seeking certification as installers of on-site sewage treatment systems and for persons seeking certification to perform soil profile descriptions to be used to design on-site sewage treatment systems. (b) Authority. This Chapter is authorized by 27A O.S. ''Section(s) 2-2-101, 2-2-201, 2-6-402 and 403; and 59 O.S. 'Section(s) 1158. (c) Applicability. The rules in this Chapter apply to: (1) Any person who owns, designs, constructs, installs, modifies, repairs or operates an on-site sewage treatment system; (2) Any person who seeks certification from the DEQ to install, modify or repair on-site sewage treatment systems; and/or (3) Any person who seeks certification from the DEQ to perform soil profile descriptions to be used to design on-site sewage treatment systems. (d) Disclaimer. The design standards contained in this Chapter are established as minimum criteria and do not guarantee a system's performance. (e) Appendices. All references to appendices are appendices to this Chapter.