{"id":897,"date":"2016-05-10T15:10:43","date_gmt":"2016-05-10T15:10:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/?page_id=897"},"modified":"2026-07-09T12:40:30","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T16:40:30","slug":"treatment-devices-and-systems","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/onsite-sewage-water-services-updated\/onsite-sewage-system-septic-system-component-approvals\/treatment-devices-and-systems\/","title":{"rendered":"Treatment Devices and Systems"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul>\n<li>Systems meeting NSF\/ANSI Standard 40 (Virginia TL2 or secondary treatment)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.nsf.org\/Certified\/Wastewater\/Listings.asp?TradeName=&amp;Standard=040\">National Sanitation Foundation Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gctla.com\/nsfansi-standard-40\">Gulf Coast Testing Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/onsite-sewage-water-services-updated\/onsite-sewage-system-septic-system-component-approvals\/treatment-devices-and-systems\/other-approved-treatment-level-2-units-2\/\" rel=\"attachment noopener wp-att-23027\">Other Approved Treatment Level 2 Units<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/onsite-sewage-water-services\/manufacturers-instructions\/\">Manufacturers&#8217; Instructions<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/environmental-health\/onsite-sewage-water-services-updated\/onsite-sewage-system-septic-system-component-approvals\/treatment-devices-and-systems\/evaluation-completed\/\">Generally Approved TL-3 Treatment Units<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/Approved-Units-Pursuant-to-32.1_164.10-UPDATE-september-2025.pdf\">Generally Approved TL-3 Treatment Units Pursuant to 32.64.10 of the Code of Virginia (HB 1431)<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Systems meeting NSF\/ANSI Standard 245 (Nitrogen Reducing)\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/info.nsf.org\/Certified\/Wastewater\/Listings.asp?TradeName=&amp;Standard=245\">National Sanitation Foundation Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/gctla.com\/\">Gulf Coast Testing Listing<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vdh.virginia.gov\/content\/uploads\/sites\/20\/APPENDIX-A-Interim-Treatment-Unit-Listing-Update-September-9th-2025.pdf\">Listing under GMP 2013-01 for Chesapeake Bay Compliance Appendix A<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallItalicized\">Note:\u00a0 <u>A site specific O&amp;M manual is required to be filed with the local health department and the homeowner for each alternative onsite sewage system (AOSS)<\/u> to comply with Virginia regulations and must cover all components of the system, from sewer line or pretreatment to dispersal or discharge of the treated effluent. \u00a0The O&amp;M documents on this page are provided by the manufacturers as general guides to operation of specific components and may not reflect alterations in configuration or operation required to comply with Virginia requirements.\u00a0 Designers are encouraged to review the individual manufacturer\u2019s manual and add additional site specific information as needed to provide a site specific operation and maintenance manual that complies with 12 VAC 5-613-150<\/p>\n<p class=\"smallItalicized\">VDH does not endorse or recommend any particular treatment unit, product or manufacturer. 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