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Oklahoma Administrative Code (Last Updated: March 11, 2021) |
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TITLE 252. Department of Environmental Quality |
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Chapter 641. Individual and Small Public On-Site Sewage Treatment Systems |
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Subchapter 10. Aerobic Treatment Systems |
SECTION 252:641-10-3. Responsibility for maintenance
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- (a) Mandatory two year maintenance period. The installer of any aerobic treatment system including those providing nitrogen reduction shall maintain the aerobic treatment system for a period of two years following the date the system was installed at no additional cost to the owner. During the two-year mandatory maintenance period, the installer shall be responsible for the following:(1) repairing, adjusting or replacing any broken or malfunctioning parts;(2) when spray dispersal is used, testing and recording the free chlorine residual of the effluent in the pump tank at least once every six (6) months;(3) measuring and recording the depth of the sludge in the trash tank at least once every six (6) months;(4) measuring and recording the volume of the sludge in forced-air aerobic treatment units at least once every six (6) months;(5) when pump tanks are used, conducting a clarity test and recording the results as passing or failing once every six (6) months. A passing clarity test is one where an eight-inch disk with alternating black and white quadrants is visible when placed on the bottom of the pump tank when the tank is at least one-third (1/3) full;(6) notifying the owner of the system in writing ofall maintenance provided during each site visit;(7) documenting all maintenance and testing performed on the system and maintaining those records at his/her business for a period of three (3) years following the date of service.(b) Exclusions from maintenance. The installer shall not be responsible for repairing aerobic treatment systems when the owner/operator is the sole cause of the damage to the system or the system's malfunction (e.g., sprinkler heads that properly retract into the ground but are nevertheless damaged by careless actions of the homeowner, excessive water usage, introduction of harmful items into septic system, etc.).(c) Owner responsible after two year period ends. After the expiration of the initial two-year maintenance period, the owner of the aerobic treatment system shall be solely responsible for maintaining or hiring someone to maintain the system so that it operates as designed.