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A RULE AND REGULATION relating to approved water sources for on-site sewage systems; amending R&R 3, Part 13, Section 3, as amended, and BOH 13.04.070; enacted pursuant to RCW 70.05.060, including the latest amendments or revisions thereto.
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BE IT ADOPTED BY THE KING COUNTY BOARD OF HEALTH:
SECTION 1. R&R 3, Part 13, Section 3, as amended, and BOH 13.04.070 are each hereby amended to read as follows:
Domestic water supply source. No on-site sewage system may be constructed or expanded if the plumbing fixtures draining to the system are not supplied with water from an approved source. An approved water source consists of one of the following:
A. Public water source: A public water source currently in compliance with chapter 246-290 or 246-291 WAC and BOH Title 12.
B. Private individual well source: A private well on a lot five acres or greater in size or a lot created prior to May 18, 1972, which complies with all of the following conditions:
1. Well location approval: Any proposed new or replacement individual private well location shall be submitted to the health officer and receive approval prior to construction of the well.
a. All private water system development in the urban growth area or in the rural area as defined by the King County Comprehensive Plan is subject to the provisions of King County Code Sections 13.24.140 and 13.24.138, respectively.
b. Proposed new initial well locations shall be accurately specified upon an OSS site design application and shall be submitted for review by the health officer in conjunction with evaluation of the proposed OSS design. If the protective well radius is within ten feet of any lot line, easement line or any source of contamination, the health officer may require the well site to be surveyed.
c. Application for replacement well locations shall be made on forms obtained from the health officer and shall be accompanied by a review fee as specified in the fee sched...

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