SEPTIC SYSTEM QUESTIONS WITH DETAILED VERIFIED
AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
The application for obtaining a permit shall include Correct Answers
The name and address of the property owner
Location of property
Type of facility to be served
Type of water supply
Number of bedrooms/estimated gallons of sewage flow per day
Soil information
Any facility having occupancy for ___ hours or more must provide an
approved on-site sewage management system Correct Answers 2 hours
What is after completing the application process? Correct Answers A
site inspection
Absorption field lengths are generally determined by Correct Answers
The number of bedrooms in the home or estimated gallon per day water
usage.
Absorption field depths are determined by Correct Answers The soil
conditions on the property.
What is the minimum distance the septic tank can be from wells and
springs? Correct Answers 50 feet
, What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from wells
and springs? Correct Answers 100 feet
What is the minimum distance the septic tank can be from property
lines? Correct Answers 10 feet
What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from
property lines? Correct Answers 5 feet
Absorption lines installed on property served by individual wells must
be how many feet away from adjacent property lines? Correct Answers
50 feet
What is the minimum distance the septic tank can be from bodies of
water, impoundments, streams, or tributaries? Correct Answers 25 feet
What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from bodies
of water, impoundments, streams, or tributaries? Correct Answers 50
feet
What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from ponded
wetlands? Correct Answers 50 feet
AND 100% ACCURATE ANSWERS
The application for obtaining a permit shall include Correct Answers
The name and address of the property owner
Location of property
Type of facility to be served
Type of water supply
Number of bedrooms/estimated gallons of sewage flow per day
Soil information
Any facility having occupancy for ___ hours or more must provide an
approved on-site sewage management system Correct Answers 2 hours
What is after completing the application process? Correct Answers A
site inspection
Absorption field lengths are generally determined by Correct Answers
The number of bedrooms in the home or estimated gallon per day water
usage.
Absorption field depths are determined by Correct Answers The soil
conditions on the property.
What is the minimum distance the septic tank can be from wells and
springs? Correct Answers 50 feet
, What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from wells
and springs? Correct Answers 100 feet
What is the minimum distance the septic tank can be from property
lines? Correct Answers 10 feet
What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from
property lines? Correct Answers 5 feet
Absorption lines installed on property served by individual wells must
be how many feet away from adjacent property lines? Correct Answers
50 feet
What is the minimum distance the septic tank can be from bodies of
water, impoundments, streams, or tributaries? Correct Answers 25 feet
What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from bodies
of water, impoundments, streams, or tributaries? Correct Answers 50
feet
What is the minimum distance the absorption fields can be from ponded
wetlands? Correct Answers 50 feet
