W. Va. Code R. § 150-35-8

Current through Register Vol. XLI, No. 50, December 13, 2024

Section 150-35-8 - Installation; Acceptance of facilities; Initiation of service

8.1. Utility service pipe when septic tanks are used. -- For Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal Service facilities using septic tanks, the point of service shall be the customer inlet pipe to the septic tank. If the septic tank is located on an adjacent property, the point of service is the customer's property line with any adjoining customers.

8.2. Standard installation for systems with on-site effluent treatment. -- For Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal Service facilities using septic tanks with individual on-site effluent dispersal fields or other on-site effluent treatment technologies, the sewer utility shall adopt standard methods of installation where practicable that meet, as a minimum, all existing West Virginia Bureau for Public Health requirements. Such methods shall be set out with written descriptions and drawings to provide a clear understanding of the requirements, all of which shall be submitted to the Commission. The customer using the on-site system shall also be provided with written information outlining the care of the tank and dispersal field and the charges for violation of those practices.

8.3. Acceptance of facilities. -- Prior to acceptance of any Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal System facilities, the sewer utility shall require from its Engineering Department and/or its contracted Engineer or Engineering Inspector a certification stamped with the seal of a Registered Professional Engineer stating that all construction and/or installation requirements per the Engineering drawings have been met and meet any and all current Bureau for Public Health or the Department of Environmental Protection standards that apply to each installation and/or part of the system. The certification shall include record photographs of all valve installations, video records of at least fifty percent (50%) of each size of total pipe length installed prior to burial, video records of all tank installations prior to initiation of service, concrete strength reports, water tightness testing of all tanks and manufacturers and/or vendor certifications that all materials supplied meet all pertinent standards.

8.4. Construction management. -- A designated employee of the sewer utility, a member of the Bureau for Public Health or a contract inspector hired by the utility with at least five years of pertinent utility construction experience shall review and approve all video recordings of the new installation prior to release of any construction payments. The sewer utility may supply a full time inspector to review all construction installations prior to burial to meet the review requirement.

8.5. Approval by the Commission. -- The sewer utility shall file each contract for Commission review and receive approval from the Commission before the sewer utility may take ownership of any Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal Service facility.

8.6. Initiation of service. -- Prior to initiation of service of any Innovative, Alternative Sewage Disposal Service facility, the sewer utility shall receive a complete set of as-built drawings in both hard printed copy and fully executable electronic AutoCad files. The utility shall also receive all electronic files from any aerial photography, geologic studies and any other files required to complete the installation.

W. Va. Code R. § 150-35-8