Requirements for Onsite Wastewater Disposal
The Virginia Department of Health, (VDH), establishes minimum standards for onsite wastewater disposal, methods of practice, and quantitative and qualitative standards. Local counties can individually amend more stringent local regulations and blend county subdivision ordinance with the onsite wastewater disposal regulations.
A number of parameters involving soil type, depth, structure, color, consistence and texture determine a property’s ability to absorb, treat, and dispose of wastewater. Other property characteristics including topography, landscape, proximity to other onsite wastewater disposal systems and potable water wells determine the location, size and type of drainfield that may be approved for the particular property.