General requirements

In order to minimize the possibility of endangering the health and welfare of the public and/or the development of esthetically offensive conditions, subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be so located, constructed and maintained that wastes discharged to or from such systems: (1) Do not contaminate any drinking water supply; (2) Are not accessible to rodents, insects or other potential carriers of disease; (3) Do not pollute or contaminate surface or ground water; (4) Are not a health hazard by being accessible to the general public; (5) Do not cause a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance; and (6) Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing water pollution or sewage disposal. Acts 1973, ch. 188, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-2042, 68-13-401. In order to minimize the possibility of endangering the health and welfare of the public and/or the development of esthetically offensive conditions, subsurface sewage disposal systems shall be so located, constructed and maintained that wastes discharged to or from such systems: (1) Do not contaminate any drinking water supply; (2) Are not accessible to rodents, insects or other potential carriers of disease; (3) Do not pollute or contaminate surface or ground water; (4) Are not a health hazard by being accessible to the general public; (5) Do not cause a nuisance due to odor or unsightly appearance; and (6) Will not violate any other laws or regulations governing water pollution or sewage disposal. Acts 1973, ch. 188, § 1; T.C.A., §§ 53-2042, 68-13-401.