The Ontario Building Code | Clearance Distances for Class 1, 2 and 3 Sewage Systems
8.2.1.5. Clearance Distances for Class 1, 2 and 3 Sewage Systems
(1) Except as provided in Sentences 8.2.1.4.(1) and (2), no Class 1, 2 or 3 sewage system shall have a horizontal distance of less than that permitted by Table 8.2.1.5.
Table 8.2.1.5.
Clearance Distances for Class 1, 2 and 3 Sewage Systems
Forming Part of Sentence 8.2.1.5.(1)
| Item | Column 1 Sewage System | Column 2 Minimum horizontal distance in metres from a well with watertight casing to a depth of at least 6 m | Column 3 Minimum horizontal distance in metres from a spring used as a source of potable water or well other than a well with a watertight casing to a depth of at least 6 m | Column 4 Minimum horizontal distance in metres from a lake, river, pond, stream, reservoir, or a spring not used as a source of potable water | Column 5 Minimum horizontal distance in metres from a property line |
| 1. | Earth Pit Privy | 15 | 30 | 15 | 3 |
| 2. | Privy Vault | 10 | 15 | 10 | 3 |
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| 3. | Greywater System | 10 | 15 | 15 | 3 |
| 4. | Cesspool | 30 | 60 | 15 | 3 |