Wastewater Handling
Governing Lodging Establishments
Wastewater Handling
Requirements for Operating a Lodging Establishment: Wastewater Handling
Sewage and Wastewater Treatment and Disposal Systems.
- On-site sewage treatment and disposal systems which generate three thousand (3,000) gallons or less of wastewater per day and are maintained in a subsurface treatment and disposal system shall be regulated by the DHSS.
- Any on-site wastewater treatment system installed after January 1, 1996 shall be constructed according to 19 CSR 20-3.060 Minimum Construction Standards for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems or applicable local ordinance.
- On-site wastewater treatment systems shall be operated and maintained to preclude surfacing or discharging effluent, production of odors or the creation of a habitat for insect breeding, contamination of surface water or groundwater or creation of a nuisance or health hazard.
- Malfunctioning systems shall be renovated according to 19 CSR 20-3.060 Minimum Construction Standards for On-Site Sewage Disposal Systems or applicable local ordinance.
- Wastewater treatment and disposal systems which generate more than three thousand (3,000) gallons of wastewater per day or are connected into waste stabilization ponds, or other alternative systems which discharge shall be regulated by the DNR.
- Any wastewater treatment system installed after February 2002 shall have a National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) Permit, a General Permit or Exemption Letter issued by the DNR.
- Wastewater treatment systems shall be operated and maintained to preclude the production of odors or creation of a habitat for insect breeding, growth of tall weeds or trees on or in a lagoon or its berm, or creation of a nuisance or health hazard.