Pursuant to its authority under MGL c. 111, § 31, the Deerfield
Board of Health has adopted the following additions to its regulations governing
the use of subsurface sewage disposal systems.
The use of raised leach fields shall not be permitted in new construction.
In addition to the requirements of 314 CMR 15.00, Title 5, Section 2.5,
an application for disposal works construction permit shall contain the following
information: the street address of the lot to be served, the Assessor's map
and lot number for the property and the names of abutting property owners.
The minimum leaching area for any sewage disposal system shall be 1 1/2
times the requirement of Title 5, Section 3.4 or 1,000 square feet, whichever
is greater.
Any duplex housing structure shall have a minimum one-thousand-five-hundred-gallon
capacity septic tank and a minimum one-thousand-five-hundred-square-foot leaching
area.
These regulations shall be effective March 15, 1986, with the following
exceptions:
A. Any percolation test approved by the Board of Health
or its agents prior to the effective date of these regulations shall not be
affected by these regulations for a period of two years from the date of approval,
at which time such approved tests shall become fully subject to these regulations.
B. Similarly, any disposal works construction permit issued
prior to the adoption of these regulations shall be exempt for a period of
two years from the date of issuance of the permit, at which time it shall
become fully subject to these regulations.