Title 124 - NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
Chapter 17 - CLOSURE OF SEPTIC TANK AND LAGOON SYSTEMS
001 Whenever the use of an onsite wastewater treatment system is discontinued following the connection to a sanitary sewer or following condemnation or demolition of a building or property or due to the construction of another on-site wastewater treatment system, the onsite wastewater treatment system shall be properly closed and any further use of the system for any purpose shall be prohibited.
002 One of following two methods shall be used for closure of a septic tank or holding tank;
002.01 Pump and Fill Method: The tank shall be pumped of all liquids and solids and then filled with earth. The earth shall be tamped completely so as to prevent voids which would occur as the result of settling, or
002.02 Pump and Remove Method: The tank shall be removed after being pumped of all liquids and solids and the void left from the tank removal shall be filled in with earth. The earth shall be mounded to provide for future settling.
003 The following method shall be used for closure of a wastewater lagoon:
003.01 The lagoon shall be drained completely of any liquids.
003.02 The fence shall be removed and the settled solids and liner material at the bottom of the lagoon shall be scraped out and properly disposed.
003.03 The lagoon area shall be leveled and filled in with dirt. The dirt shall be mounded over the lagoon area to provide for future settling.
Enabling Legislation: Neb. Rev. Stat. §81-1505(8).
Legal Citation: Title 124, Ch. 17, Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality
1200 "N" Street, Suite 400
P.O. Box 98922
Lincoln, Nebraska 68509
(402) 471-2186