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This Department
is responsible for oversight of the design and installation of onsite sewage
disposal systems in Sacramento County, pursuant to
Chapter
6.32, Sanitary Sewage Systems.
Rules
and Regulations
 apply to specific criteria for systems installed in Sacramento County.
The type of
system your parcel will require depends primarily on where the parcel is
located. The most frequently installed system is the standard pit system.
This type of system is used in areas where it has been determined that the
system would be less likely to degrade the water table, and the soil conditions
are such that effluent will be more readily absorbed into the pit area. If your
parcel is in an area where the water table is high, or soil conditions are
poor, a leach field or deep trench may be required.
There are cases
where it is not possible to install any of the above systems. In these
situations, an engineered or alternative system will be required.
Regardless of the
system that is installed on your parcel , it is important that the septic tank
is approved for use in Sacramento County.
You may have
noticed that the regulations for septic systems vary from county to county.
The regulations for Sacramento County are dictated by the geology of the region
where the system is installed.
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