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<br /> system for the inspection of the construction or operation subject to special
<br /> inspection.
<br /> (44 1 c "Construction" means any work at the site of placement done for the purpose
<br /> of preparing a residence, place of business or place of public assembly for
<br /> initial occupancy, or subsequent additions or modifications which increase
<br /> sewage flow.
<br /> (I d) "Construction observation" means the visual observation of the construction
<br /> and installation of the wastewater system for general conformance with the
<br /> construction documents prepared by the professional engineer who designed
<br /> the wastewater system. Construction observation that is conducted by the
<br /> professional engineer who designed the wastewater system does not include
<br /> or waive the requirement to conduct special inspections.
<br /> 1 e "Conventional wastewater system" has the same meaning as in
<br /> G.S. 130A-343.
<br /> 4O LM "Department" means the Department of Health and Human Services.
<br /> (l g) "Engineered option permit" means an on-site wastewater system that is
<br /> permitted pursuant to the rules adopted by the Commission in accordance
<br /> with this Article, meets the criteria established by G.S. 130A-336.1, and is
<br /> designed by a professional engineer who is licensed under Chapter 89C of
<br /> the General Statutes who has expertise in the design of on-site wastewater
<br /> systems.
<br /> 4b4 lh)� "Ground absorption system" means a system of tanks, treatment units,
<br /> nitrification fields, and appurtenances for wastewater collection, treatment,
<br /> and subsurface disposal.
<br /> (2) Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 462, s. 18.
<br /> (2a) "Industrial process wastewater" means any water-carried waste resulting
<br /> from any process of industry, manufacture, trade, or business.
<br /> "Licensed geologist" means a person who is licensed as a geologist under the
<br /> provisions of Chapter 89E of the General Statutes.
<br /> 2c "Licensed soil scientist" has the same meaning as in G.S. 8917-3.
<br /> (3) "Location" means the initial placement for occupancy of a residence, place
<br /> of business or place of public assembly.
<br /> (3a) "Maintenance" means normal or routine maintenance including replacement
<br /> of broken pipes, cleaning, or adjustment to an existing wastewater system.
<br /> (4), (5)Repealed by Session Laws 1985, c. 462, s. 18.
<br /> (6) "Place of business" means a store, warehouse, manufacturing establishment,
<br /> place of amusement or recreation, service station, office building or any
<br /> other place where people work.
<br /> (7) "Place of public assembly" means a fairground, auditorium, stadium, church,
<br /> campground, theater or any other place where people assemble.
<br /> (7a) "Plat" means a property survey prepared by a registered land surveyor,
<br /> drawn to a scale of one inch equals no more than 60 feet, that includes: the
<br /> specific location of the proposed facility and appurtenances, the site for the
<br /> proposed wastewater system, and the location of water supplies and surface
<br /> waters. "Plat" also means, for subdivision lots approved by the local
<br /> planning authority if a local planning authority exists at the time of
<br /> application for a permit under this Article, a copy of the subdivision plat that
<br /> has been recorded with the county register of deeds and is accompanied by a
<br /> site plan that is drawn to scale.
<br /> (7b) "Pretreatment" means any biological, chemical, or physical process or
<br /> system for improving wastewater quality and reducing wastewater
<br /> constituents prior to final treatment and disposal in a subsurface wastewater
<br /> system and includes, but is not limited to aeration, clarification, digestion,
<br /> disinfection, filtration, separation, and settling.
<br /> 7c "Professional engineer" has the same meaning as in G.S. 89C-3.
<br /> (8) "Public or community wastewater system" means a single system of
<br /> wastewater collection, treatment and disposal owned and operated by a
<br /> sanitary district, a metropolitan sewage district, a water and sewer authority,
<br /> a county or municipality or a public utility.
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