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| STEP |
INSTRUCTION
DESCRIPTION |
RESPONSIBILITY |
| 1. |
The following items will be required at the time you apply for an
existing system connection:
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Directions
to and map of property if available.
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Property
Tax ID Number.
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Driver's
License Photo ID of applicant.
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Application
fee (see the Fee Schedule for your specific
fee).
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If you
are not the property owner, we need a written and
signed note from the property owner giving you
permission to make this application.
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Property Owner |
| 2. |
Bring the
above information to the Washington County Sewage Council
(WCSC) office and make application to connect to
the existing system.
Office Hours
W-F: 8:30 AM to 4:00 PM
(Lunch
from 12-1 PM)
Click here
for a map and directions to our office location. |
Property Owner |
| 3. |
The
Existing
System Connection Worksheet will be sent to your
Municipality in order to verify one of the following:
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The
existing on-lot system was occupied within the last
12 months.
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The
existing on-lot system was vacated prior to the last
12 months, however, connection to the system is
acceptable to the municipality if it meets WCSC
rules.
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The
existing on-lot system was vacated prior to the last
12 months, however, connecting to the system is NOT
acceptable to the municipality.
|
WCSC |
| 4. |
A qualified officer of the property
owner's municipality fills out the Existing System
Connection worksheet, dates and signs it, and sends it back to the
WCSC office. |
Qualified Officer of the
Municipality |
| 5. |
If the Existing System Connection form verifies
the municipality's approval to connect to an existing
system (letters 'a' or 'b' in Step 3 above), the WCSC
assigns a Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO)
to the Existing System Connection application. |
WCSC |
| 6. |
The SEO will call the property
owner to schedule an inspection appointment.
Please Note: If the previously existing
building was not in use within 1 year of
the anticipated date of construction or installation of
the new building (letter 'b' in Step 3 above), the property owner shall
have the lid of the septic tank exposed for the first SEO
inspection.
|
SEO / Property Owner |
| 7. |
The SEO will inspect
the general property area to see of there is any
indication of a previous septic system malfunction. |
SEO |
| 8. |
The SEO will inspect
the general system area to determine that there is no
visual situation that would indicate that the connection
would not operate properly. |
SEO |
| 9. |
If the inspections (in Step 7
& Step 8) fail, the SEO shall inform
the property owner and additionally that they must come
into the WCSC office and apply for a regular
on-lot septic system repair
permit. Note: There will be an additional
fee for this repair application. |
SEO / Property Owner |
| 10. |
If the inspections (in Step 7
& Step 8) pass, the SEO shall inform
the property owner and the WCSC office will send a
letter to the applicant indicating the situation is
"deemed adequate". This letter can be used
in lieu of a sewage permit when applying to the
municipality for a building permit. |
SEO/WCSC |
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