Oregon Administrative Rules
Chapter 340 - DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Division 12 - ENFORCEMENT PROCEDURE AND CIVIL PENALTIES
Section 340-012-0060 - Onsite Sewage Disposal Classification of Violations
Universal Citation: OR Admin Rules 340-012-0060
Current through Register Vol. 63, No. 12, December 1, 2024
(1) Class I:
(a) Performing sewage disposal services
without a current license;
(b)
Installing or causing to be installed an onsite wastewater treatment system or
any part thereof, or repairing or causing to be repaired any part thereof,
without first obtaining a permit;
(c) Disposing of septic tank, holding tank,
chemical toilet, privy or other treatment facility contents in a manner or
location not authorized by DEQ;
(d) Owning, operating or using an onsite
wastewater treatment system that is discharging sewage or effluent to the
ground surface or into waters of the state; or
(e) Failing to comply with statute, rule,
license, permit or order requirements regarding notification of a spill or
upset condition, which results in a non-permitted discharge to public waters.
(2) Class II:
(a) Failing to meet the
requirements for satisfactory completion within 30 days after written
notification or posting of a Correction Notice at the site;
(b) Operating or using a nonwater-carried
waste disposal facility without first obtaining a letter of authorization or
permit;
(c) Operating or using an
onsite wastewater treatment system or part thereof without first obtaining a
Certificate of Satisfactory Completion or WPCF permit;
(d) Advertising or representing oneself as
being in the business of performing sewage disposal services without a current
license;
(e) Placing into service,
reconnecting to or changing the use of an onsite wastewater treatment system in
a manner that increases the projected daily sewage flow into the system without
first obtaining an authorization notice, construction permit, alteration
permit, repair permit or WPCF permit;
(f) Failing to connect all plumbing fixtures
to, or failing to discharge wastewater or sewage into, a DEQ-approved system,
unless failure results in sewage discharging to the ground surface or to waters
of the state;
(g) Allowing, by a
licensed sewage disposal business, an uncertified installer to supervise or be
responsible for the construction or installation of a system or part thereof;
(h) Failing to submit an annual
maintenance report by a service provider of alternative treatment technologies;
(i) Failing to report that a
required operation and maintenance contract has been terminated, by a service
provider of alternative treatment technologies;
(j) Exceeding an effluent limit concentration
in a WPCF permit for discharge to a soil absorption system;
(k) Exceeding the maximum daily flow limits
in a WPCF permit to an onsite system;
(l) Failing to collect monitoring data
required in Schedule B of a WPCF permit;
(m) Making unauthorized changes,
modifications, repairs or alterations to a facility operating under a WPCF
permit;
(n) Violating any
management, monitoring or operational plan established pursuant to a WPCF
permit unless otherwise classified; or
(o) Failing to timely submit a report or plan
as required by rule, permit or license unless otherwise classified.
(3) Class III:
(a) Failing to obtain an operation and
maintenance contract from a certified service provider, by an owner of an
alternative treatment technology, recirculating gravel filter or commercial
sand filter; or
(b) Placing an
existing onsite wastewater treatment system into service or changing the
dwelling or type of commercial facility, without first obtaining an
authorization notice, where the design flow of the system is not
exceeded.
Stat. Auth.: ORS 454.050, 454.625 & 468.020
Stats. Implemented: ORS 454.635, 454.645 & 468.090 - 468.140
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