Requirements for new private sewage facilities.
El Paso City Code § 18.21.030
in effect18.21.030 - Requirements for new private sewage facilities.
A. A permit to construct shall be obtained from the licensing authority prior to commencing the construction or installation of, or a substantial modification to, a private sewage facility. Such permit shall be issued upon a finding that construction can commence.
B. To make an application for a permit to construct, the applicant shall submit to the licensing authority the following:
1. A properly completed application form;
2. A receipt showing payment to the city comptroller of the required fee;
3. The results of the percolation tests performed by a registered professional engineer or registered professional sanitarian (either having demonstrated expertise in conducting percolation tests to the licensing authority);
4. A drawing or drawings to scale reflecting that the proposed private sewage facility will comply with this chapter and demonstrating that the lot or tract is large enough for the private sewage facility to be constructed thereon;
5. A statement or other evidence that demonstrates that the requirements set forth in Section 18.20.110 of this Code have been met;
6. Any additional information that the licensing authority may require.
C. The completed application and all additional information submitted shall not contain any false or misleading information or conceal any material facts and shall be sworn to and notarized.
D. A registered professional engineer shall design all private sewage facilities serving institutions which will discharge in excess of five hundred gallons per day of sewage, and shall affix his seal to such design. Said designs shall be made in accordance with this chapter and good engineering judgment.
E. A registered professional engineer shall design all private sewage facilities utilizing evapotranspiration beds for effluent disposal, utilizing aerobic treatment processes, all pressure dosing system, all mound systems, all collective systems, all systems for institutions and all other innovative systems and shall affix his seal to such design. However, any such system design may be approved without such engineer's seal at the discretion of the licensing authority in those instances where a similar plan has been provided for similar environmental conditions.
F. Upon completion of the private sewage facility designed under subsections D and E of this section, and prior to issue of a license to operate, a registered professional engineer's certification may be required at the discretion of the licensing authority indicating that the installation had been inspected and it was installed in accordance with the design drawings and specifications.
(Ord. 9718 § 3, 1989; Ord. 9448 (part), 1988)
Source: City of El Paso, City Code and City Charter (Municode Library, library.municode.com)URL: https://library.municode.com/tx/el_paso/codes/code_of_ordinances?nodeId=TIT18BUCO_CH18.21PRSEFA_ARTIIAD_18.21.030RENEPRSEFAFetched: 10/28/2026