The Chicago Plumbing Code
Source of Contamination
Distance (feet)
Barnyard
100
Farm silo
25
Pasture
Pumphouse floor drain of cast iron draining to ground surface
2
Seepage pits
50
Septic tank
Sewer
10
Subsurface disposal fields
Subsurface pits
For SI: 1 foot = 304.8 mm.