It is the responsibility of the property owner to conduct the following actions, in the order listed, to properly abandon an OSSF:
- (1) All tanks, boreholes, cesspools, seepage pits, holding tanks, and pump tanks shall have the wastewater/septage removed by a licensed waste transporter, holding a valid registration with the executive director; and
- (2) All tanks, boreholes, cesspools, seepage pits, holding tanks, and pump tanks shall be filled with clean sand or other suitable fill material (less than three inches in diameter), free of organic debris, and completely covered with soil.
Source Note:The provisions of this §285.36 adopted to be effective February 5, 1997, 22 TexReg 1114.