Source of Pollution

Minimum Distance in Feet

Cesspools

150

Leaching Pit

100

Pit Privy

 75

Subsurface Seepage Tile

 75

Manure Piles

 75

Septic Tank

 50

Barnyard

 50

Sewers

 50

Footing Drainings (no connections to

  a sewer or sump handling sewage)

 10

Pump House Floor Drain (cast-iron

  with watertight joint and having

  free fall discharge to ground

  surface)

  2

Lakes, Ponds, or Streams

 25

NOTE:  Distances listed above apply only in clay and loam soils.  In

gravel and sand formations safe distances will be variable, being greater

than for clay and loam soils.  The necessary minimum distances listed will

depend upon ground surface conditions, depth of water table, the location

of sources of contamination and the ability of the soil to remove bacteria.