The 2009 Connecticut Public Health Code proposes changes to septic tank and leaching system regulations. If passed, concrete septic tanks would need to include documentation of minimum strength when shipped within 14 days of manufacture. Approved manufacturers of non-concrete tanks would have to keep updated specifications and dated installation instructions on file with the state Department of Public Health. Riser retrofits would be required only over cleanouts and outlet baffles if effluent filters were provided. Risers on tanks in paved areas would have to extend to grade. Riser and manhole extensions to grade would have to be built to prevent
