Figure: 30 TAC §285.91(10)

Table X. Minimum Required Separation Distances for On-Site Sewage Facilities.

 

TO

FROM

Tanks

Soil Absorption Systems, & Unlined ET Beds

Lined Evapotranspiration Beds

Sewer Pipe With Watertight Joints

Surface Application (Edge of Spray Area)

Drip Irrigation

Public Water Wells2

50

150

150

50

150

150

Public Water Supply Lines2

10

10

10

10

10

10

Wells and Underground Cisterns

50

100

50

20

100

100

Private Water Line

 10

 10

 5

105
except at connection to structure

 No separation distances

 10

Wells (Pressure Cemented or Grouted to 100 ft. or Pressure Cemented or Grouted to Watertable if Watertable is Less Than 100 ft. deep)

 

50

 

50

 

50

 

20

 

50

 

50

Streams, Ponds, Lakes, Rivers, Creeks (Measured From Normal Pool Elevation and Water Level); Salt Water Bodies (High Tide Only)

 

50

75, LPD (Secondary Treatment & Disinfection) - 50

 

50

 

20

 

50

25 when Ra< 0.1
75 when Ra>0.1 (With Secondary Treatment & Disinfection - 50)

Foundations, Buildings, Surface Improvements, Property Lines, Easements, Swimming Pools, and Other Structures

 

5

 

5

 

5

 

5

No Separation Distances Except:
Property lines - 206
Swimming Pools - 25

No Separation Distances Except4:
Property Lines - 5

Slopes Where Seeps may Occur

0
(special support may be required for zero separation distances)

 

25

 

5

 

10

 

25

 

10 when Ra< 0.1
25 when Ra>0.1

Edwards Aquifer Recharge Features (See Chapter 213 of this title relating to Edwards Aquifer)3

 

50

 

150

 

50

 

50

 

150

 

100 when Ra< 0.1
150 when Ra>0.1

1. All distances measured in feet, unless otherwise indicated.
2. For additional information or revisions to these separation distances, see Chapter 290 of this title (relating to Public Drinking Water).
3. No OSSF may be installed closer than 75 feet from the banks of the Nueces, Dry Frio, Frio, or Sabinal Rivers downstream from the northern Uvalde County line to the recharge zone.
4. Drip irrigation lines may not be placed under foundations.
5. Private water line/wastewater line crossings should be treated as public water line crossings, see Chapter 290 of this title (relating to Public Drinking Water).
6. Separation distance may be reduced to 10 feet when sprinkler operation is controlled by commercial timer. See §285.33(d)(2)(G)(i).