{"data":{"id":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-67-9","jurisdiction":"us-ms","citation":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-9","heading":"Miss. Code Ann. § 41-67-9","body":"(1) All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems on July 1, 2014, shall be grandfathered in until a valid complaint is registered with a county department of health or until a property owner requests an inspection by the department.\n\n(2) All existing individual on-site wastewater disposal systems shall be considered acceptable provided the following requirements are met:\n\n(a) The existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system and all treated effluent is contained on the property of the generator;\n\n(b) No evidence that any insufficiently treated effluent is leaving the property of the generator or has been seeping to the surface of the ground;\n\n(c) Centralized wastewater treatment systems are not available;\n\n(d) If a private water supply well is present, the well should be located at a higher elevation than the disposal system and is protected from surface contamination by a concrete slab of a thickness of at least four (4) inches extending at least two (2) feet in all directions from the well casing; and\n\n(e) If an advanced treatment system is used, the property owner shall be required to contact an authorized representative of a certified manufacturer of the specific advanced treatment system to provide a continuous maintenance agreement or provide the property owner training to become a qualified homeowner maintenance provider.\n\n(3) Owners of property on which an existing individual on-site wastewater disposal system does not meet the requirements of subsection (2) of this section shall be required by the department to meet Section 41-67-6 or Section 41-67-21 .","path":["MS Code","Title 41"],"source_url":"https://legislature.ms.gov/","current_through":"2026-08-14","vintage":"open-us-law v2026.08, retrieved 2026-09-14","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T18:32:17Z","sha256":"525696eaaa4c7997991d185e18382972c0eeceb931afdba8463212d165cde8d2","source_id":"us-ms","stale":false,"prev":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-67-7","next":"us-ms/miss.-code-ann.-41-71-1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}