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Septic / Title V

Regulations

  • State Environmental Code Title V: Minimum Requirements for the Subsurface Disposal of Sanitary Sewage (PDF)
  • Dartmouth Board of Health Supplemental Regulations to Title 5: 310 CMR 15.000 (PDF)

General Information

  • Soil Evaluation Criteria (PDF)
  • Presby Operation and Maintenance Criteria (PDF)
  • Whirlpool Policy (PDF)
  • Outlet Tee Effluent Filter Advisory (PDF)
  • Septic System Additives Allowed for Use Under Title V

Installers

  • Installer Application
  • Installers List (PDF)

Innovative / Alternative (I/A) System Maintenance

  • I/A System Application
  • List of Certified Wastewater Treatment Operators (PDF)

New Construction / Upgrade / Repair

  • Guidance for New Construction (PDF)
  • Guidance for Upgrade / Repair (PDF)

Forms

  • A1 Application (PDF)
  • Percolation Test Application (PDF)
  • Trench Permit (PDF)
    • Trench Conditions and Requirements (PDF)
    • Trench Permit FAQ (PDF)
  • Septic System Design Submittal Form (PDF)
  • Certification Requirements for the Standard Conditions for Alternative Soil Absorption Systems (PDF)
  • Installer's Certification (PDF)

Resources

  • Engineers List (PDF)
  • Installers List (PDF)
  • Homeowner's Guide to Septic Systems (PDF)
  • How to Care for your Septic System (PDF)

Connecting to Municipal Sewer

Forms

  • Septic Abandonment Permit (PDF)
  • Trench Permit (PDF)
  • Septic Abandonment Certification (PDF)
  • Tank Pumping Report (PDF)

Resources

  • Licensed Utility Layers (PDF) (Department of Public Works)
  1. Board of Health Private Access
  2. Apply for Permits Online Only!
  3. Beach Testing
  4. Body Art & Tanning
  5. Camp Information
  6. Combine Sewer Overflows (CSO)
  7. Community Offering Preventative & Education (COPE) Information
  8. COVID-19
  9. Dartmouth Medical Reserve Corps
    1. Medical Reverse Corps (MRC) Trainings
  10. Demolition Information
  11. Domestic Animal / Livestock Husbandry
  12. Fact Sheets & Links
    1. Rabies Fact Sheet
  13. Flu / Pneumonia Clinics
  14. Food Service / Retail Food Information
    1. Food Safety at Home
    2. Food Safety in a Disaster or Emergency
    3. Servsafe & Allergen Awareness Class Information
  15. Garbage, Grease, Septic Haulers & Port-A-Johns
  16. Hydronic Heaters
  17. Mass Dep Title 5 Revisions
  18. Medication Disposal
  19. Mosquito Information
  20. Motels
  21. Outdoor Wood Furnace Regulations (PDF)
  22. Public Health Nurse
  23. Semi-Public Pools
  24. Septic / Title V
  25. Sharps Collection Program for Dartmouth Residents Only
  26. Storm Preparedness
  27. Tips
  28. Tobacco
  29. Well Information
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