Section 410IAC6-8.3-68. Aggregate specifications

   (a) Aggregate to be used in soil absorption systems shall be gravel, stone, or other materials listed by the department. Crushed limestone aggregate, if used, shall be rated as forty percent (40%) or less on the Los Angeles abrasion quality requirement of the INDOT 2012 Standard Specifications, Section 904, Aggregates.

  (b) Aggregate:

(1) shall be a mixture with no aggregate smaller in size than one-half (1/2) inch in diameter nor any aggregate larger than two and one-half (2 1/2) inches in diameter; and

(2) must be larger than the openings in the gravity distribution laterals.

  (c) Tire chips may be used in place of stone for soil absorption systems on a one-for-one basis, volumetrically. Tire chips used for soil absorption systems must have a nominal size of two (2) inches with chip dimensions being not less than one-half (1/2) inch and not greater than four (4) inches.

  (d) Fines, sand, and clay shall be removed from the aggregate prior to its placement in the trench. (Indiana State Department of Health; 410 IAC 6-8.3-68; filed Oct 19, 2012, 2:06 p.m.: 20121114-IR-410120156FRA)