Firemanbuck
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When I bought my property last year, the seller had the septic system repaired (a crushed line) and inspected as a part of the sale. The inspection report went to the County and said my septic tank drained to a "seepage pit" with no drainfield and was therefore a "non-conforming" system. I called the County before closing on the property to ask what effect this has on the future sale of the property and I was told that as long as the system didn't fail, I was fine.
With all of the other problems with the property, I just chalked this up as another one and didn't think any more about it. The septic system has worked fine for the last year.
In the process of clearing and mowing and getting the place tidy, I discovered a green fiberglass septic lid that I hadn't noticed before as well as a drainfield mound (after I cleared a bunch of scotch broom) that sits about 200 feet away from the house. I also did some sleuthing on the County's website looking at old permits and found drawings that led me to believe the "seepage pit" was actually an engineered sand filter and the green septic lid is to the pump chamber that sends the filtered effluent off to the drainfield mound. Last night I popped the lid on the pump chamber and confirmed that there is indeed a pump with float switches to send the effluent off to the mound.
I just got off the phone with the County after asking them what I can do to clear the "non-conforming system" label off of the property file. I walked the guy through the archived file I had found on-line and he agreed that the system was in fact in compliance with County Code. He said that he would change the designation on the file and send me a letter saying the system is in conformance.
End of Cool Story. This just confirms to me that not all County employees are mouth-breathing morons, and that there are some who will actually look at the data and correct a mistake without asking for additional fees or inspections.
With all of the other problems with the property, I just chalked this up as another one and didn't think any more about it. The septic system has worked fine for the last year.
In the process of clearing and mowing and getting the place tidy, I discovered a green fiberglass septic lid that I hadn't noticed before as well as a drainfield mound (after I cleared a bunch of scotch broom) that sits about 200 feet away from the house. I also did some sleuthing on the County's website looking at old permits and found drawings that led me to believe the "seepage pit" was actually an engineered sand filter and the green septic lid is to the pump chamber that sends the filtered effluent off to the drainfield mound. Last night I popped the lid on the pump chamber and confirmed that there is indeed a pump with float switches to send the effluent off to the mound.
I just got off the phone with the County after asking them what I can do to clear the "non-conforming system" label off of the property file. I walked the guy through the archived file I had found on-line and he agreed that the system was in fact in compliance with County Code. He said that he would change the designation on the file and send me a letter saying the system is in conformance.
End of Cool Story. This just confirms to me that not all County employees are mouth-breathing morons, and that there are some who will actually look at the data and correct a mistake without asking for additional fees or inspections.