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TITLE 30 - ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
PART 1 - TEXAS COMMISSION ON ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
CHAPTER 285 - ON-SITE SEWAGE FACILITIES
SUBCHAPTER D - PLANNING, CONSTRUCTION, AND INSTALLATION STANDARDS FOR OSSFS
SECTION/RULE §285.36 - Abandoned Tanks, Boreholes, Cesspools, and Seepage Pits
Chapter Review Date 04/01/2024

(a) A tank that is not to be used again for holding sewage shall be abandoned.(b) To properly abandon, the owner shall conduct the following actions, in the order listed.(1) All tanks, boreholes, cesspools, seepage pits, holding tanks, and pump tanks shall have the wastewater removed by a waste transporter, holding a current registration with the executive director.(2) All tanks, boreholes, cesspools, seepage pits, holding tanks, and pump tanks shall be filled to ground level with fill material (less than three inches in diameter) which is free of organic and construction debris.

Source Note: The provisions of this §285.36 adopted to be effective February 5, 1997, 22 TexReg 1114; amended to be effective June 13, 2001, 26 TexReg 4115; amended to be effective December 27, 2012, 37 TexReg 9947.

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