Private Sewage STANDATA

Private Sewage STANDATA, developed jointly by Alberta Municipal Affairs and the Safety Codes Council, are information bulletins containing interpretations, clarifications, recommended practices or province-wide variances on Codes and Standards matters related to the Safety Codes Act.

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Note: These files are in Adobe format, you can download a free copy of the  Adobe Reader here.

Information Bulletins

 PST-2009-001  Implementation of the Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2009  Oct 2009
 PST-2009-002  LFH At-Grade Sewage Treatment Systems; Design Considerations and Issuance of Variances  Nov 2009
 PST-2010-001

 Private Sewage Certificate of Competency Code Update Training Requirement;  2009 Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 

  Jan 2010 
 PST-2010-002  Private Sewage Systems Design Support Document  June 2010
 PST-2010-003  Private Sewage Systems Standard of Practice 2009 - Part 7 - Site Evaluation Soil Profiles and Minimum of Two Test Pits  Oct 2010
 PST-2011-001 Design Required for Private Sewage Systems   June 2011
 P-99-06-PSDS  Operations and Maintenance Manual - Content Guidelines (currently being updated)  Sept 1999

Variances

 VAR-PS79.10  Tanks used in Hydro Action Wastewater Treatment Plants  Aug 2010
 VAR-PS03.12  Treatment Mounds, Gravel (Drain Media) Under Chambers  Jan 2012
 VAR-PS04.12  Peak Daily Wastewater Volume, Additional Flow Based on Plumbing Fixture Unit (F.U.) Load  Jan 2012