a. “Acceptable alternative greywater system” means a system for the treatment and disposal of wastewater which normally does not receive human body wastes or industrial waste and is approved for use by a local health department.

b. “Acceptable alternative waste treatment system” means a waste system which has been approved for use by the State department and which is properly operated and maintained so as not to cause a health hazard or nuisance. An acceptable alternative waste treatment system may include an organic waste treatment system or compost toilet which operates on the principle of decomposition of heterogeneous organic materials by aerobic and facultatively anerobic organisms and utilizes an effectively anaerobic composting process which produces a stabilized humus. Acceptable alternative waste treatment system does not include a septic tank–drain field system or other system that results in a discharge to the ground or surface water of this State.

c. “Structure” means a building in which toilet, kitchen, laundry, bathing, or other facilities which generate less than 2,000 gallons per day of water-carried sanitary sewage are used or are available for use for household, commercial, industrial, or other purposes.

L.1983, c. 26, s. 1, eff. Jan. 25, 1983.