OAR 340-071-0320: Split Waste Method
Edition: Current OARD snapshotEffective: 2017-11-01Last verified: 2026-09-07
Criteria for approval. In a split waste method, wastes may be disposed of as follows. (1) Black wastes may be disposed of using nonwater-carried plumbing units such as recirculating oil flush toilets or compost toilets approved by the State Building Codes Division. (2) Gray water may be disposed of by discharge to: (a) An existing onsite system which is not failing; (b) A new onsite system with a soil absorption facility 2/3rds normal size if a full-size initial absorption area and replacement absorption area of equal size are available; or (c) A public sewerage system.
Official history and status
Statutory/Other Authority: ORS 454.625 & 468.020
Statutes/Other Implemented: ORS 454.610, 454.615 & 454.775
History: DEQ 15-2017, amend filed 10/31/2017, effective 11/01/2017 DEQ 11-2004, f. 12-22-04, cert. ef. 3-1-05 DEQ 27-1994, f. 11-15-94, cert. ef. 4-1-95 DEQ 8-1983, f. & ef. 5-25-83 DEQ 10-1981, f. & ef. 3-20-81
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