8.9.2.

(1) The requirement of this Subsection are in addition to the requirements of Subsection 8.9.1.

(1) Every sewage system shall be operated in accordance with,

(a) the basis on which the construction and use of the sewage system was approved or required under this Act or predecessor legislation, as the case may be, and

(b) the requirements of the manufacturer of the sewage system.

(1) Every Class 4 sewage system shall be operated in accordance with the literature required in Sentence 8.6.2.2.(6)v1.

(2) No person shall operate a treatment unit other than a septic tank unless the person has entered into an agreement whereby servicing and maintenance of the treatment unit and its related components will be carried out by a person who,

(a) possesses a copy of the literature required by Sentence 8.6.2.2.(6)v1, and

(b) is authorized by the manufacturer to service and maintain that type of treatment unit.

(3) The person authorized by the manufacturer to service and maintain the treatment unit and who has entered into the agreement referred to in Sentence (2) with the person operating the treatment unit shall notify the chief building official if,

(a) the agreement is terminated, or

(b) access for service and maintenance of the treatment unit is denied by the person operating the treatment unit.

(1) Every person operating a treatment unit that is designed and constructed to produce effluent described in Column 3 of Table 8.6.2.2.A.v1 shall, at the intervals described in Sentence (2),

(a) take a grab sample of the effluent to determine whether it complies with the levels contained in Column 3 of Table 8.6.2.2.A.v1 for BOD₅ and suspended solids,

(b) carry out the sampling required by Clause (1)(a) in accordance with the methods described in the APHA/AWWA/WEF, “Standard Methods for the Examination of Water and Wastewater”, and

(c) promptly submit the results of the sampling required by Clause (1)(a) to the chief building official.

(2) The sampling required by Clause (1)(a) shall be conducted,

(a) initially, once during the first 12 months after the sewage system was put into use, and

(b) after that, once during every 12 month period, at least 10 months and not more than 18 months after the previous sampling has been completed.

(1) Every Class 5 sewage system shall be operated in accordance with the agreement referred to in Sentence 8.8.1.2.(2).

(2) No Class 5 sewage system shall be operated once it is filled with sanitary sewage until such time as the sanitary sewage is removed from the sewage system.