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Description
Property owners that have continuously owned their property
back to 1/10/87 might have an exception to on-lot sewage
septic permit requirements. Qualifying owners
automatically are exempt from the sewage planning process if
they meet specific requirements.
Click
here for additional details about this exception at the PA
DEP
website.
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Qualifying
Questions
You must answer "yes" to all of the following
questions in order to apply for a permit exemption:
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Is
your property and the on-lot septic system located on a
contiguous tract of land of 10 acres or more?
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Have
you continuously owned this property back to January 10,
1987, or as the property owner, have you transferred
ownership of a lot 10 acres or more subdivided from the
parent tract after January 10, 1987, to a member of the
immediate family?
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Does
your local municipality or agency NOT have a local
ordinance requiring the issuance of an on-lot sewage
system permit - regardless of size?
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Does
the on-lot septic system serve a residential structure?
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Have
you or a member of your immediate family occupied the
residential structure on the property?
Instructions
for Getting a 10 Acre Permit Exemption
Click here to view detailed instructions for obtaining a
10 Acre Permit Exemption.
Sample
Worksheet Form for Municipality
Click here to see a
sample of the 10 Acre Permit Exception Worksheet - MS-Word
format. This worksheet will need to be filled out by
your municipality before the WCSC assigns an SEO
to your application.
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