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Q-2, r. 22 - Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings
Section 52
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52. Building or site supplied by a non-pressurized water pipe: Where a privy serves a building or site which is not supplied by a pressurized water pipe and which is used less than 180 days per year, grey water must be purified by a seepage pit built in accordance with the standards in paragraphs c and d of section 32, paragraphs c and d of section 34, section 35, and with the following standards:
(a) the disposal site must be of high permeability or permeable soil;
(b) the bedrock, underground water or any layer of impermeable or low permeability soil must be at least 1.2 m below the surface of the natural ground;
(c) the seepage pit must be 1.2 m in diameter or 1 metre square and must be 60 cm deep;
(d) the walls of the seepage pit must be built of
i. unmortared concrete blocks in which steel rods are inserted;
ii. unmortared stones between 15 and 30 cm in diameter; or
iii. latticework wood beams.
52. Isolated dwelling without a pressurized water system: Where a privy serves an isolated dwelling which is not supplied by a pressurized water pipe and which is inhabited less than 180 days per year, grey water must be purified by a seepage pit built in accordance with the standards in paragraphs c and d of section 32, paragraphs c and d of section 34, section 35, and with the following standards:
(a) the disposal site must be of high permeability or permeable soil;
(b) the bedrock, underground water or any layer of impermeable or low permeability soil must be at least 1.2 m below the surface of the natural ground;
(c) the seepage pit must be 1.2 m in diameter or 1 metre square and must be 60 cm deep;
(d) the walls of the seepage pit must be built of
i. unmortared concrete blocks in which steel rods are inserted;
ii. unmortared stones between 15 and 30 cm in diameter; or
iii. latticework wood beams.
