(a)
- (1) Part I of the permit is the permit for construction.
(2) Part I of the permit application form shall be:
- (A) Completed by a designated representative; and
- (B) Approved by the Department of Health or its authorized agent prior to initiating construction.
(3)
- (A) The information to be reported in this portion includes the results of the percolation test, soil determination results, lot dimensions, system design, system layout, and other information required by the department or its authorized agent.
- (B) No changes or alterations may be made to the system prior to or during construction without prior approval of the authorized agent.
(b)
- (1) Part II of the permit application is the installation inspection.
(2)
- (A) An installation inspection may be made during the construction of any onsite wastewater system.
- (B) The inspection may be made during any phase of the installation.
(3)
- (A) It shall be the duty of the installer to notify the authorized agent or designated representative when the installation is ready for inspection.
- (B) It shall be the duty of the owner or occupant of the property to give the department, its authorized agent, or designated representative free access to the property at reasonable times for the purpose of making the installation inspection.
- (C) Within five (5) days the installer shall submit the required documentation to the local health unit that the system has been installed pursuant to the approved permit.
(4) The inspection may be made by the:
- (A) Authorized agent; or
- (B) Designated representative at the approval of the authorized agent.
- (5) Any person aggrieved by the disapproval of an onsite wastewater system installation shall be afforded review as provided in Acts 1967, No. 434, the Arkansas Administrative Procedure Act, Arkansas Code § 25-15-201 et seq.
(c)
- (1) Part III of the permit is the permit for operation.
- (2) After approval of the inspection, the authorized agent will approve and issue a permit for operation.
- (3) The system shall not be used until the permit for operation is issued.
- (4) The authorized agent will retain the original and return the remaining copies to the owner.
- (d) Refusal of permit. Except as provided in 14 CAR § 21-204, a permit for the construction, alteration, repair, extension, or operation of an onsite wastewater system or alternate/experimental system shall be refused where public sewer systems are reasonably available or economically feasible, or in instances where the issuance of such permit is in conflict with the other applicable laws and rules or where the issuance of such permit is in conflict with the public policy declared in Acts 1977, No. 402 (the Arkansas Sewage Disposal Systems Act, Arkansas Code § 14-236-101 et seq.), except that emergency repairs may be undertaken without prior issuance of a permit, provided a permit is subsequently obtained within ten (10) working days after the repairs are made.