Manual for On-site Sewage Management Systems

This manual was prepared to serve as a technical reference guide for the siting, design, permitting, inspecting, and trouble-shooting of on-site sewage management systems that fall under the jurisdiction of the Georgia Department of Human Resources and local county Boards of Health. The rules and regulations govern on-site sewage management systems operated independently of municipal, community or large privately-owned sewage treatment systems.

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Acknowledgement 
Introduction 
Table of Contents 
Section A – On-site Sewage Management Systems Rules and Regulations 
Section B – On-site Sewage Management Systems General Soil Provisions 
Section C – Soil Information and Use of Soils in Sewage Treatment Systems 
Section D – Pretreatment 
Section E – Effluent Distribution and Dosing Devices 
Section F – Disposal Systems 
Section G – Experimental On-site Sewage Management Systems 
Section H – Site Modifications 
Section I – Septage Removal and Disposal 
Section J – Sewage Flow Schedule 
Section K – Field Inspections 
Section L – Operation and Maintenance 
Section M – Lot Sizing 
Section N – Certification 

Section O – Appendices

• Appendix-1: Special Onsite Sewage Management Systems 
• Appendix-2: Inspecting and Troubleshooting Wisconsin Mounds 
• Appendix-3: Pathogens 
• Appendix-4: Rules for the Land Disposal of Domestic Septage 
• Appendix-5: Septic Tank System Failure 
• Appendix-6: Pipe Fittings 
• Appendix-7: Pressurized Distribution Network Design