[HISTORY: Adopted by the Health Officer of the Town of Raymond 3-23-1987.[1] Amendments noted where applicable.]
GENERAL REFERENCES
Water Department — See Ch. 90.
Aquifer protection policy — See Ch. 203.
Sewers — See Ch. 270.
Water — See Ch. 285.
[1]
Editor's Note: These regulations also superseded former
Ch. 292, Sewers and Water, adopted 12-6-1982, as amended.
Pursuant to the provisions of RSA 147:1, the following regulations
relating to the health and safety of the people of the Town of Raymond,
New Hampshire, are hereby promulgated by the Health Officer of the
Town of Raymond.
No private sewage disposal system, including, but not limited
to, privies, cesspools, septic tanks, dry wells and/or leach fields,
shall hereafter be constructed or installed less than 37 1/2
feet from property boundary lines, except road lines. Setback requirements
of systems from road lines is to be 37 1/2 feet less 1/2 the
width of the road, but not less than 10 feet.
No private water supply line shall be crossed by any sewage
disposal system line, unless encased as specified by the State of
New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission.
For the purpose of this chapter, the following terms shall have
the meanings indicated:
Any sewage disposal system or part thereof not owned or operated
by the Town of Raymond.
Any water supply line lying within any property line, excepting
municipally owned main supply lines.
No private sewage disposal system shall serve or be allowed
to continue serving more than one dwelling, except that in a mobile
home park, one system may service no more than two mobile homes, except
where a single state-approved system serving the entire mobile home
park is installed.
Plans for all proposed private sewage disposal systems shall
be drawn to scale and in accordance with the current regulations as
prescribed by the State of New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution
Control Commission and shall include the location of all existing
wells situated within 100 feet of any part of said proposed systems.
Plans shall also include the location of any well to be constructed
on the lot.
Test holes and percolation tests shall be performed prior to
the design of any septic system within the Town of Raymond. These
test holes and percolation tests will be observed by the Town of Raymond
Health Officer. The fee for such will be $50 per test. If more than
one test is necessary for any one lot, the fee shall be $25 per hour.
This regulation will also apply to those tests required by the state
for Water Supply and Pollution Control Commission subdivision approval.
Plans for all private sewage disposal systems and subdivision
plans shall be submitted to the Health Officer of the Town of Raymond
prior to submission to the State of New Hampshire Water Supply and
Pollution Control Commission for signature of the Health Officer.
No construction, alteration, expansion or replacement of any
private sewage disposal system or any part thereof or of any well
shall commence until the plans submitted as hereinabove required have
been approved, in writing, by the Health Officer of the Town of Raymond
and by the State of New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution Control
Commission.
A.
All private septic systems for residential use shall be designed
for a minimum of three bedrooms and have a minimum of a one-thousand-gallon
concrete septic tank.
B.
All septic designs for multifamily dwellings must be designed for
minimum usage as two-bedroom units.
C.
All septic designs for multifamily dwellings must include designed
flow usage for washing machines.
Any regulations above may be waived by the Health Officer with
the approval of the Board of Selectmen, provided the granting of such
waiver does not adversely affect any adjoining property based on these
regulations and that all State of New Hampshire Water Supply and Pollution
Control Commission regulations are met.
Septic system inspections include:
A.
Witness test pits.
B.
Review septic design prior to submission to state; state continues
to approve design plans.
C.
Inspect septic bed bottoms (Town of Raymond); state continues to
inspect installed systems and certificate of operation is relinquished
to the Town.
D.
Make final inspection to ensure complete compliance.
E.
Issuance of certificate of operation by the Town of Raymond.
A.
Well construction standards.
(1)
Any proposed new or replacement well to be constructed in the Town
of Raymond shall have its location shown on a proper plot plan and
be approved by the Health Officer prior to its installation.
(2)
Any new or replacement well constructed in the Town of Raymond shall
have a water quality test conducted at the installer's expense.
The results of such test shall indicate the water to be of drinking
water quality before it may be used as a drinking water supply for
any dwelling.
B.
The Town of Raymond shall not be liable for any wells that develop
water quality problems due to unforeseen circumstances or undisclosed
information.
Any person who violates any of the provisions and regulations
herein shall be punished as provided by RSA 147:1, III, or any amendments
of successors thereto.
Any provision of these regulations which may be found unlawful
or unconstitutional by a court of law or other competent body shall
not affect the remaining portions thereof.
