Changes proposed by the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing would bring onsite regulations in line with those recently established by the Bureau de Normalisation du Québec, an accredited standards development council.
The province now uses an American standard that cannot measure how onsite systems perform in Canadian climates. Under the proposals, effluent must be pumped to the drainfields. Installers must use higher-grade sand in the absorption area and wrap the distribution laterals in copper wire for locating without excavation. The proposals, which could take effect by 2012, would affect new homes and remodeling projects.
New York
If proposed Westchester County onsite
