N.J. Admin. Code § 7:9A-4.2 - Location generally
(a) The location
and installation of each individual subsurface sewage disposal system and every
part thereof shall be such that with reasonable maintenance, as required by
N.J.A.C. 7:9A-12, it will function in a satisfactory manner and will not create
a nuisance or source of foulness, pose a threat to public health or safety or
the environment, or otherwise adversely affect the quality of surface water or
groundwater.
(b) Individual
subsurface sewage disposal systems shall not be located in such a manner that
their functioning may be adversely affected by the following features unless
the design adequately addresses the special limitations associated with these
features and complies with all applicable local, State and Federal laws,
regulations and ordinances.
1. Bedrock
outcrops or areas with excessive stones;
2. Sink-holes;
3. Steep slopes showing signs of unstable
soil such as landslide scars, slump blocks, fence posts or lower trunks of
trees bending downslope;
4. Bare
eroded ground, denuded of vegetation, or with deep wheel ruts;
5. Highly disturbed ground indicated by such
features as remnants of foundations or pavements, buried building debris or
buried plant remains;
6. Sand
dunes;
7. Mine spoils, borrow pits,
dumps or landfills;
8. Low-lying
coastal areas exhibiting signs of tidal inundation or tidal marsh vegetation
such as cordgrass (Spartina alterniflora), salt-meadow grass (Spartina patens)
or spike grass (Disticlis spicata);
9. Low-lying inland areas showing signs of
ponding or freshwater wetland vegetation such as skunk cabbage (Symplocarpus
foetidus), tussock sedge (Carex stricta), cat-tails (Typha spp.), alders (Alnus
spp.), or white cedar (Chamaecyparis thyoides); and
10. Flat low-lying areas adjoining
streams.
Notes
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