Rules

• Chapter 420-3-6. Septage Management
• Chapter 420-3-1. Onsite Sewage Treatment And Disposal
• BOD Loading (University of Minnesota) Revised 02/2023

Onsite Rules Resources

• Alabama Board for Engineers and Land Surveyors (BELS)
• Alabama Board for Licensure for Professional Geologists
• Alabama Board for Professional Soil Classifiers
• Alabama Department of Environmental Management (ADEM)
• Alabama Department of Public Health (ADPH) - Soil and Onsite Sewage
• American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
• Alabama Onsite Wastewater Board (AOWB)
• Alabama Public Service Commission (PSC)
• ASTM International (ASTM)
• Federal Register July 12, 1994 (Hydric Soils)
• Field Indicators of Hydric Soils in the U.S.
• International Association of Plumbing and Mechanical Officials (IAPMO)
• International Plumbing Code (IPC)
• International Private Sewage Disposal Code (IPSDC)
• NSF
• Portable Sanitation Association International (PSAI)
• Unified Soil Classification System ASTM D2487
• USDA Soil Taxonomy

Guidance for Gravel Field Standard Pipe Specifications

The purpose of this information is to clarify the pipe standards applicable within 420-3-1-.58 Gravel Field Standard Construction Specifications. The following pipes/standards for each listed material are considered acceptable, as specified in the International Private Sewage Disposal Code.

ABS plastic pipe: ASTM D2661; ASTM D2751; ASTM F628

Asbestos-cement pipe: ASTM C428

Cast-iron pipe: ASTM A74; ASTM A888; CISPI 301

Coextruded composite ABS DWV Schedule 40 IPS pipe (solid): ASTM F1488; ASTM F1499

Coextruded composite ABS DWV Schedule 40 IPS pipe (cellular core): ASTM F1488; ASTM F1499

Coextruded composite ABS sewer and drain DR-PS in PS35, PS50, PS100, PS140 and PS200: ASTM F1488; ASTM F1499

Coextruded composite PVC DWV Schedule 40 IPS pipe (solid): ASTM F1488

Coextruded composite PVC DWV Schedule 40 IPS pipe (cellular core): ASTM F1488

Coextruded composite PVC-IPS-DR of PS140, PS200, DWV ASTM F1488

Coextruded composite PVC 3.25 OD DWV pipe: ASTM F1488

Coextruded composite PVC sewer and drain DR-PS in PS35, PS50, PS100, PS140 and PS 200: ASTM F1488

Concrete pipe: ASTM C14; ASTM C76; CSA A257.1M; CSA A257.2M

Copper or copper-alloy tubing (Type K or L): ASTM B75; ASTM B88; ASTM B251

PVC pipe (Type DWV, SDR26, SDR35, SDR41, PS50 or PS100): ASTM D2665*; ASTM D2949; ASTM D3034; ASTM F891*; CSA B182.2; CSA B182.4

Vitrified clay pipe: ASTM C4; ASTM C700

* Refers to solid Schedule 40 pipe (ASTM D2665) and cellular core Schedule 40 pipe (ASTM F891).