Southwestern District Health Unit
227 16
th
Street West, Dickinson, North Dakota 58601
Telephone: (701) 483-0171 Toll Free: 1-800-697-3145 Fax: (701) 483-4097
APPLICATION FOR SEWAGE & WATER FACILITIES
Type of Facility:
☐ Residential Home / Cabin (# of bedrooms
_______) ☐ Residential Garage / Shop ☐ Man Camp
☐ Commercial / Industrial Shop ☐ RV / Trailer Park ☐ Office Building ☐ Other
_______________
Minimum lot size for an onsite sewer system is 40,000 square feet.
If the system will be used by 25 or more people on a daily basis, have greater than 14 service connections, or for RV parks, have
greater than 12 RV hook-ups, the plans will have to be approved by the ND Department of Health.
General Information:
Owner:
__________ Mail or Rural Address: __________ City: ________________________________
Legal Description: ____________________________ County:
__________ Lot #: _____ Block: _____
Subdivision: _________________________ **Maximum number of people that will use the system daily:
_____
System Type: Septic Tank / Drainfield ☐ Holding Tank ☐
Septic Tank: (1000 gallon working capacity minimum.) Size:
__________ gallons Number of Tanks: _____
Material: __________
Distance from: Foundation:
_____ ft. Well: _____ ft. (50 ft. minimum for wells 100 ft. deep, or deeper if well is under 100 ft.
deep, 100 ft. distance or greater is required)
Lake / Stream / High Water Level
_____ ft. (100 ft. minimum)
Percolation Test or Soil Type:
__________ Lift Pump: YES ☐ NO ☐ Diameter of Chamber: _____
Drainfield Information (if allowed): Type: Gravel-less ☐ Rock/Perforated Tile ☐
Distance From: Septic Tank:
_____ ft. (10 ft. minimum) Stream/Lake/Drainage _____ ft. (100 ft. minimum)
Property Line:
_____ ft. (10 ft. minimum)
Length of Drainfield Tile:
_____ ft. (200 ft. minimum for gravel-less) Trench Width: _____
Width of Drainage Pipe/Chamber:
_____
Depth of Pipe (top of pipe/chamber to surface)
_____ in. (30 to 36 inches maximum- total trench depth should not exceed 48”)
Depth of Rock under Perforated Pipe:
_____ Size of Rock: _____ (washed gravel or crushed stone- No scoria allowed)
Total Amount of Absorption Area in Square Feet (length X width) _____ sq. ft.
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