1127.08 TEST FOR INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS.

(a) At least one percolation test shall be made for the subdivider or developer by a registered engineer or other qualified person acceptable to the Health Commissioner for each acre of land being platted, and each test shall be numbered and its location shown on a plat.

(b) The general types of soil encountered in making the tests shall be documented and submitted with the plat, together with the actual percolation time for each test hole. The name and address of the person making the tests and the date on which the tests were made shall be included.

(c) Method of making percolation tests shall be in accordance with accepted sanitary engineering practice as specified by the Health Commissioner.

(Ord. 64-222. Passed 9-15-64.)

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