NAC444.8388. Elevated mound system: General requirements.

     1. An elevated mound system consists of:

     (a) A suitable fill material;

     (b) An absorption area and distribution network; and

     (c) A soil cap.

     2. With an elevated mound system:

     (a) The effluent must be gravity fed, pumped or siphoned into the absorption area and through a distribution network located in the upper part of the absorption bed made of coarse aggregate;

     (b) The effluent must pass through the aggregate and infiltrate the fill material; and

     (c) Treatment of the wastewater must occur as it passes through the fill material and the unsaturated zone of the natural soil.

     3. An individual sewage disposal system that uses an elevated mound system must be designed by an engineer.

     (Added to NAC by Bd. of Health by R129-98, eff. 3-25-99)