Whenever an authority is constructing a new sewage treatment plant, the facility shall be designed and constructed so that it has the capability to treat the sewage from all onsite sewage disposal systems which are not served by another approved disposal site located within the area of the locality or localities which created the authority to be served by such plant.

Terms Used In Virginia Code 15.2-5123

  • Authority: means an authority created under the provisions of § 15. See Virginia Code 15.2-5101
  • Locality: means a county, city, or town as the context may require. See Virginia Code 1-221
  • Sewage: means the water-carried wastes created in and carried, or to be carried, away from residences, hotels, schools, hospitals, industrial establishments, commercial establishments or any other private or public buildings, together with such surface or ground water and household and industrial wastes as may be present. See Virginia Code 15.2-5101

1986, c. 329, § 15.1-1239.1; 1997, c. 587.

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