The Chatham Health District has developed a policy to address wastewater discharge from household water treatment systems. Properties under the jurisdiction of the Local Director of Health and served by an onsite subsurface sewage disposal system, that generate wastewater from a water treatment system, may discharge that wastewater into a separate/dedicated onsite system in accordance with the DEP guidance as outlined in their draft general permit dated 7/25/06, and as allowed under Sec. 19-13-B103 of the Public Health Code.
A treatment system will be allowed if it is done in conjunction with and under the approved plan and permit for the repair of an onsite system, or a new onsite system, or will be allowed through the issuance of a plumbing permit by the local Building Official.