Authorized Person will “file” with the Fraser Health Authority for the upgrade or

replacement of the
Septic and Waste Water System existing sewage disposal system.
Permits Licence and Inspection Services The Registered Waste Water Practitioner is to provide an original date stamped copy of the “file” BUILDING PERMIT REFERRAL
form to FORM
Information and Application Referral Form the Building Department complete with signed and stamped site and floor plans.
Part A: TO BE COMPLETED BY OWNER
Change in House / Building Perimeter
Name of Property Owner: Home No. _____________________
20338 65 Ave., Langley B.C. V2Y 3J1 Phone 604-533-6018
The property owner needs to demonstrate that the new building perimeter will not encroach upon Address: Work/Cell No. _________________
the
existing sewage disposal system. The Authorized Person is to confirm the information on the City: Postal Code: __________ ________
Overview
referral form Address of Project:
Effective May 31, 2005, the Sewerage System Regulation became law, which stipulates that only The septic tankPart
by completing andBdisposal field must
and providing be protected
a signed from any
and stamped site physical
plan. damage. The storage of Legal Description :
Authorized Persons may plan, construct, supervise, repair or maintain sewerage systems. building Home No. _______________________
Authorized materials, construction activity or traffic on the disposal area can damage the field and must be Address: Work/Cell No. ____________________
Name of Service Contractor :
Persons are: Professional Engineers or Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioners who Increase
avoided. in Sewage Flow (House Size)
City: Postal Code: ______________________
have education
The Authorized Person is to complete the Building Referral Form and confirm that the increase Business Licence No. __________________
Current Expired FHA Certificate _______________________
or experience in sewerage system construction and sewerage system maintenance.
in house
size does not increase the number of bedrooms or that the change in the building perimeter or Building Permit Application Involves The Following:
For more information about Registered Onsite Wastewater Practitioners, please contact the Proposed New Construction Proposed Changes to Existing Building
the use of
Coordinator of
the house is not considered to have increased the potential sewage flow. As such, an upgrade or Building Replacement
https://www.apeg.bc.ca/Member-Directories/Professionals-for-Sewerage-System-Regulation
Onsite Wastewater Registrations, Applied Science Technologist & Technicians of BC at Increase the Number of Bedrooms
(replacement
complete withof signed and stamped
the existing site and floor
sewage disposal systemplans.)
will not be required. However, care should Outbuilding / Accessory Building
604-585-2788 or Total Number after Construction : ________
be taken
visit
The their web site atreduces
new regulation http://owrp.asttbc.org
the regulatory burden. on
The Association
industry of Professional Engineers
and allows Authorized and
Persons to With Plumbing
Geoscientist
Proposed
to ensure thatNew Construction,
the sewage Building
disposal system Replacement
would not be damaged during construction of the Change in House / Building Perimeter
use more
house. Without Plumbing
currently have
discretion a searchable
and to directory
take on additional of their members
accountability on their web
for sewerage sitedesign
system at and installation. As A replacement or reconstructed building must be connected to a sewage disposal system that Change in Building Use
part of Swimming Pool or Hot Tub
meets Increase in Sewage Flow
this process, Public Health Inspectors will no longer conduct site inspections, approve plans or current regulatory requirements. This will require the installation of a new sewage disposal Other
issue system or an Details of Proposal:
permits to construct sewage disposal systems or approving the installation of sewage disposal acceptable professional report stating that the existing sewage disposal system meets current
systems. regulatory __________________________________________________________________________________________
requirements. The Authorized Person is to “file” with Fraser Health Authority for the new or I declare that all of the information provided in support of this Building Permit is true and correct to the best of my
Property owners who wish to construct, alter or repair an onsite sewerage system must have an Construction
altered of an Outbuilding knowledge.
Authorized Person file the details of the proposed works with the Fraser Health Authority and system and provide an original date stamped copy of the “file” form to the Building Department
have the The property owner is to demonstrate that the new accessory building
complete ’s perimeter will not Signature of
filing accepted before the sewerage system is constructed. encroach upon Owner:__________________________________________Date:________________________
with signed and stamped site and floor plans.
the existing sewage disposal system. The intended use of the plumbed outbuilding is to be stated Part B: TO BE COMPLETED BY THE REGISTERED WASTE WATER PRACTITIONER
Authorized Persons must determine the appropriate type of sewerage system to service the on the PROFESSIONAL
OR ENGINEER
Where
proposedthere are no Health Department records on the property and the Authorized Person is
referral form to ensure that there will not be a potential increase over and above the design
concerned
house or facility after visiting the property, conducting a site investigation, performing soil tests Date of Authorization to Backfill / Use Sewerage System:___________________________
sewage flows.
about
and possible encroachment, they may require a portion of the sewage disposal system, typically Swimming
The Authorized Pool / Hot Tub
Person is to confirm the information on the referral form by completing Part B Based on the Information Provided by the Owner:
the
reviewing the house plans. Generally, properties that are small in size, have high water tables, and sign
septic
shallowtank access, distribution box or the end of each lateral run, to be exposed to verify the Pool waste must
and stamped sitenot beand
plan discharged directly
construction into a sewage disposal system as the water contains
drawings. A Sewerage System Filing is NOT REQUIRED for the Proposed Building Permit Application
location of draining
soils, poor the native soils, steep gradients, have limiting topographical features or will be chemical
A Sewerage System document HAS BEEN FILED for the Proposed Building Permit Application
When
system. is
disposing the
At a Building Permit
discretion of the Referral FormPerson,
Authorized Required a report from a Professional Engineer residuals, which may interfere with sewage treatment. A proposed rock pit must be shown on
detailing the
of large volumes of sewage will need to employ higher levels of sewage treatment. the layout I / We DO NOT RECOMMEND issuance of a Building Permit for the Proposed Application
All Building
location andPermit
layout applications
of the sewage aredisposal
to have system
the site may
plan be
and floor plans signed and stamped
required. Altering
plan and isSite Drainage
not to be located immediately upstream from the sewage disposal field. Comments:
by the
Authorized Person (either a Registered Onsite Waste Water Practitioner or Professional Site drainage must not impact the existing sewage disposal field or receiving area. Surface and
Engineer) subsurface Signature of ROWP OR P.ENG.
when the property
Proposed is serviced
Changes to anby a private Building,
Existing septic system.
Interior Renovations or Change in Use. water should be diverted away from the sewage disposal field.
_________________________________________________________ Date:_____________________
__
To view the entire list of ROWPs, visit the Onsite Wastewater Systems Web Site at:
In the event that a change in the intended use of a house or a building may result in a net http://owrp.asttbc.org
increase in the (Registrant List) . The Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of B.C. currently has a
number of bedrooms, or any other potential increase in the estimated daily sewage flow to the searchable P.Eng. Seal Registered Waste Water Practitioner Certificate #
septic directory of registered members on its web site at
system, the proposed
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