14 CAR § 21-301 – Generally

(a)
1. (1) All premises shall be connected to a sanitary sewer when within three hundred feet (300’) from the point where the sewer exits a building on the property owner’s property and available to said premises when connection can be made without crossing another person's property.
2. (2) No privies, onsite wastewater systems, or other receptacles for human excreta shall be constructed, maintained, or used on the premises.
3. (3)
  1. (A) Plumbing shall be installed and maintained in accordance with the Arkansas Plumbing Code, 17 CAR pt. 65.
  2. (B) See Arkansas Code § 17-38-101 et seq.
(b)
1. (1) All lots, tracts, or parcels shall have suitable primary and secondary absorption areas that utilize standard onsite wastewater systems sized according to natural soil data.
2. (2) In no case shall a wastewater system utilizing subsurface renovation be approved regardless of lot size if soils are not suitable for subsurface renovation.
(c) A completed Onsite Wastewater System Permit Application and detailed plans and specifications following the requirements found in Appendix F for the collection, treatment, and/or renovation facilities for all wastes of a domestic nature, containing a predominance of human excreta and exclusive of industrial wastes shall be submitted to and receive the approval of the Department of Health or its authorized agent, prior to construction of a building or residence.
(d)
1. (1) Onsite wastewater systems in subdivisions or in platted or unplatted lots or tracts of land as provided in Acts 1977, No. 402 (the Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act, Arkansas Code § 14-236-101 et seq.), shall be planned, designed, and constructed in accordance with this part and the Rules Pertaining to General Sanitation, 20 CAR pt. 131, of the department.
2. (2) Permits for construction and operation of onsite wastewater systems shall be obtained in accordance with this part prior to the construction, installation, or modification of the onsite wastewater system.
(e) Permit requirement. It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency to begin construction, alteration, repair, or extension of any onsite wastewater system, owned by any other person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency until the owner first obtains a valid permit for construction issued by the department or its authorized agent.
(f) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency to begin operation of any onsite wastewater system until:
1. (1) Such system has been inspected and approved by the department or its authorized agent; and
2. (2) The owner has first obtained a permit for operation issued by the department or its authorized agent.
(g)
1. (1) It shall be unlawful for any installer to begin construction, alteration, repair, or extension of any onsite wastewater system owned by any other person, firm, corporation, association, municipality, or governmental agency until the permit holder or installer first notifies the authorized agent a minimum of twenty-four (24) hours prior to the date he or she plans to begin work on said system.
2. (2) Emergency repairs may be undertaken without prior notification to the authorized agent provided a permit is obtained within ten (10) working days.
(h)
1. (1) For those cities or counties with authorized agents, the authorized agent shall be the authorized agent of the department.
2. (2) In the event that an authorized agent has not been designated for a city or county, applications for onsite wastewater systems shall be made to the department.
3. (3) Application forms and instructions may be obtained from the authorized agent or from the department.