To qualify as a gray water system, the system must meet or exceed the following requirements:
Toilet waste must not be discharged to a gray water system.
The liquid capacity of a gray water septic tank serving a dwelling must be based on the number of bedrooms existing and anticipated in the dwelling served and shall be at least as large as the capacities given in Table X.
TABLE X | |
Number of bedrooms (gallons) | Tank liquid capacity |
3 or less | 750 |
4 or 5 | 1,000 |
6 or 7 | 1,250 |
8 or 9 | 1,500 |
For ten or more bedrooms, the gray water septic tank shall be sized as: (1,500 + ((# of bedrooms - 9) x 150)).
Minn. R. agency 167, ch. 7080, pt. 7080.2240
Statutory Authority: MS s 115.03; 115.55