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Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-9

Grandfathering in of existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems until certain occurrences; requirements for approval [Repealed effective July 1, 2023]

Known as the Mississippi Individual On-Site Wastewater Disposal System Law

The act spans §§ 41–41 (30 sections).

Laws, 1996, ch. 516, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2001, ch. 578, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2002, ch. 493, § 9; reenacted without change, Laws, 2003, ch. 525, …

(1) All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems on July 1, 2014, shall be grandfathered in until a valid complaint is registered with a county department of health or until a property owner requests an inspection by the department.

(2) All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be considered acceptable provided the following requirements are met: The existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system and all treated effluent is contained on the property of the generator;

(3) No evidence that any insufficiently treated effluent is leaving the property of the generator or has been seeping to the surface of the ground;

(4) Centralized wastewater treatment systems are not available;

(5) If a private water supply well is present, the well should be located at a higher elevation than the disposal system and is protected from surface contamination by a concrete slab of a thickness of at least four (4) inches extending at least two (2) feet in all directions from the well casing; and

(6) If an advanced treatment system is used, the property owner shall be required to contact an authorized representative of a certified manufacturer of the specific advanced treatment system to provide a continuous maintenance agreement or provide the property owner training to become a qualified homeowner maintenance provider.

(7) Owners of property on which an existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall be required by the department to meet Section 41-67-6 or Section 41-67-21.

Current official text: Mississippi Code (LexisNexis). Digitized from the UniCourt Code Improvement Commission public-domain capture. Reproduced from public-domain Mississippi statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.