[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 8-8-1966; last amended 1-12-2009 (Ch. 253 of
the 1995 Code)]
Under the authority of RSA 147:1, the following regulations
for governing the installation, alteration, inspection and maintenance
of sewage disposal systems and wells for the health and safety of
the people of Salem are hereby adopted.
The purpose of this article is to:
A. Provide
regulations for adequate and safe subsurface sewage disposal installations,
hereafter referred to as the "system(s)," which are to be located
and constructed so as to avoid contaminating any existing or future
water source or water supply;
B. Provide
regulations for adequate and safe construction of wells, which are
to be located and constructed so as to avoid contamination; and
C. Provide
for the efficient, effective administration of those regulations.
The rules and regulations established by the State of New Hampshire
Department of Environmental Services, Subsurface Systems Bureau and
Drinking Water and Groundwater Bureau, form a part of this article
to the extent that said state regulations are accepted to and added
to by the provisions of this entire article.
As used in this article, the following terms shall have the
meanings indicated:
ABSORPTION BED
A rectangular area created by placing all the main system
elements in one place.
AGENT(S)
The individual(s) authorized by the Board of Selectmen to
perform all administrative and inspection responsibilities of this
article.
DESIGNER
New Hampshire licensed designer of subsurface disposal systems.
INSTALLER
New Hampshire licensed installer of subsurface disposal systems.
OWNER
The person in whose name the ownership of the property is
legally recorded. The authority to perform any of the duties as herein
described may not be transferred to any other person, with the exception
of a New Hampshire licensed designer and New Hampshire licensed installer
of subsurface sewage system(s).
SUBSURFACE SYSTEMS BUREAU
The New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services division
which monitors and regulates subsurface disposal systems.
TOWN
The Board of Selectmen acting as the Board of Health of the
Town of Salem or its designated agent(s). Appeals from administrative
decisions shall be made directly to the Board of Selectmen.
WELL
Municipal or private subsurface water supply.
The designer shall be responsible for the accuracy of all technical
data and compliance with all design criteria.
All designers and installers must maintain current State of
New Hampshire licensure.
A penalty not to exceed the amount permitted by statute shall
be imposed on the applicant for failure to comply with these regulations.
Each day of continuing failure to comply, after written notice of
the violation(s), shall constitute a new offense. Repeated violations
of regulations may be cause for the agent(s) to refuse to issue further
permits for a period of one year.
Request for waivers from the provisions of this article must
be sought and approved by a two-thirds vote of the Board of Selectmen
acting in its capacity as the Board of Health. In no case shall a
waiver be granted that would create a health hazard.
[Adopted by the Board of Selectmen 10-15-1995 (Ch. 212 of the 1995 Code).
Amendments noted where applicable.]
This article is enacted under the authority of RSA 147:1, I.
The purpose of this article is to protect the safety, health and welfare
of the general public and the aquifer, watershed and wellhead areas
in the Town of Salem.
For the purpose of this article, the following words and phrases
when used herein shall be construed as follows:
BIOSOLIDS
Any solid, semisolid or liquid residue removed during the
treatment of municipal wastewater. May be referred to as "sewage sludge"
or "sludge."
CLASS A
Exceptional quality biosolids as defined in 40 CFR 503 (Code
of Federal Regulations). Biosolids that meet stringent heavy metal
and pathogen reduction guidelines.
CLASS B
Biosolids as defined in 40 CFR 503. Includes all biosolids
that do not meet Class A requirements.
LAND APPLICATION
The spraying or spreading of all classes of sewage sludge
onto the land surface, the injection of all classes of sewage sludge
below the land surface, or the incorporation of all classes of sewage
sludge into the soil.
SEPTAGE
The liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank,
cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar
system. "Septage" does not include sewage sludge from public wastewater
treatment facilities, industrial wastes or grease removed from a restaurant
grease trap. "Septage" includes domestic septage, as well as septage
from industrial and commercial sources.
SEWAGE SLUDGE
Any solid, semisolid or liquid residue removed during the
treatment of municipal wastewater. May be referred to as "biosolids"
or "sewage biosolids." "Sewage sludge" includes but is not limited
to domestic septage, scum or solids removed from wastewater treatment
processes.
SLUDGE
The solid or semisolid material produced by water and wastewater
treatment processes. May be referred to as "sewage sludge" or "biosolids."
The storage, stockpiling and land application of Class B industrial
and domestic biosolids, septage, sewage sludge and sludge shall be
prohibited in the Town of Salem.