13.20.520 Chamber systems.
If chamber media, including all piping and appurtenances, is used, it shall:
A. Be constructed of commercially fabricated materials, resistant to sewage, specific to this purpose;
B. Be no greater than 3 feet in width, and have an open bottom with the vertical outside dimensions less than 30 inches;
C. To support the load of overburden and sidewall soil;
D. Have slotted or perforated sides to allow sewage to move laterally into the soil, and prevent soil penetration into the chamber;
E. Have the joints secured as recommended by the manufacturer;
F. Be excavated to a width in accordance with the manufacturer’s recommendations;
G. Not be loaded above the natural ground surface. The entire slatted sidewall must be below the original grade, and effluent must be loaded the entire depth of the slatted sidewall;
H. Be backfilled so as not to crush or damage the medium;
I. Have the following size allotments, with a 20% allowable credit reduction in the size of the absorption area:
1. A 15-inch-wide chamber system shall be equivalent to a 2-1/2-foot-wide, rock-filled trench, with 6 inches of drainfield rock below the distribution pipe;
2. A 22-inch-wide chamber system shall be equivalent to a 2-3/4-foot-wide, rock-filled trench, with 6 inches of drainfield rock below the distribution pipe; and
3. A 34- or 36-inch-wide chamber system shall be equivalent to a 3-foot-wide, rock-filled trench, with 6 inches of drainfield rock below the distribution pipe.