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GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT
1 ENVI`RONMENT:AL HEALTH SECTION
303 NORTH 4th STREET • SHELTON,WA 98584
PHONE (206)426-5561 2
RECORD OF FINAL INSPECTION OF YOUR SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
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THIS RECORD IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE. LEGAL
A SEPTIC SYSTEM IS NOT A MUNICIPAL SEWER. HOWEVER DESCRIPTION
WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND CAREFUL USE OF
WATER IT CAN GIVE MANY YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE SER-
VICE. MANY PROBLEMS WITH SEPTIC TANKS ARE CAUSED SOIL
BY FLUSHING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PAPER, CLOTH COMMENTSAND PLASTIC MATERIALS DOWN THE DRAIN, OR BY SITE FIELDIO"�/.�W!� X 3
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FROM LEAKY FAUCETS OR NO. SIZE
FAULTY FIXTURES. DEPTH TO MONTH
THE SEPTIC TANK ITSELF SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY WATER TABLE OF YEAR
TWO OR THREE YEARS DEPENDING ON THE HABITS OF THE INSTALLER
FAMILY, THE NUMBER OF FIXTURES IN THE HOUSE, AND
THE AMOUNT THAT A GARBAGE DISPOSAL IS USED. CLEAN- SIZE
ING AT THE RIGHT TIME WILL AVOID THE RISK OF INJUR- SEPTIC TANK (S) 5
ING OR DESTROYING THE DRAINFIELD DUE TO SOLIDS DRAINFIELD `O �� �.,• FEET
CARRYING OVER INTO THE DRAINFIELD. CALL THE LENGTH (� s
MASON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR A LIST OF TRENCH AREA SQ. FT.
LICENSED SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS IN YOUR AREA. THE W
CLEANER CAN SERVE YOU BEST IF YOU SHOW HIM THIS TILE
RECORD WHEN HE COMES. DEPTH%�"ad ❑ CORRUGATED ❑ RIGID CEMENT
ROCK DEPTH HEAVY TRUCKS OR EQUIPMENT SHOULD NEVER BE CU. YDS. TOTAL
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DRIVEN OVER THE TANK OR DRAINFIELD. CONSULT THIS PIPE b DEPTH
RECORD IN CASE OF ANY BUILDINGS, DRIVEWAYS, SPACE RESERVED FOR
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SWIMMING POOLS, OR EXTENSIVE GRADING OR FILLING REPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTION FIELD: SQ. FT.
ARE LATER CONTEMPLATED. NORTH
SHRUBS OR TREES SHOULD NOT BE PLANTED CLOSE TO
THE SEPTIC TANK AS THEY WOULD INTERFERE WITH i
CLEANING OF THE TANK. THEY CAN BE PLANTED IN THE � pc
DRAINFIELD AREA PROVIDING WILLOWS ARE NOT USED. ,y
THE YARD GRADE IN THE DISPOSAL AREA SHOULD BE
SUCH THAT SURFACE WATER IS NOT POCKETED ON THE W
DRAINFIELD. ANY SETTLING OF THE GROUND OVER THE u
TRENCHES SHOULD BE FILLED IN WITH SOIL. DO NOT EX-
CESSIVELY WATER THE LAWN IN THE DRAINFIELD AREA. �,
WATER EVAPORATION FROM THE DRAINFIELD IS ABOUT T"
EQUAL TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN PER DAY.
FOOTING DRAINAGE, DOWNSPOUTS AND WATER
SOFTENER RECHARGE WATER SHOULD NOT BE CON-
NECTED TO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM OR DISCHARGED INTO THE
DRAINFIELD AREA. I
THE TYPES OF BACTERIA NEEDED IN A SEPTIC TANK ARE
ALWAYS FOUND IN SEWAGE. THERE IS NO NEED TO ADD ► I "'
YEAST OR OTHER STARTERS TO A SYSTEM. THE USE OF RE- i
JUVENATORS OR CHEMICALS TO CLEAN A SEPTIC TANK I
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HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN TO BE BENEFICIAL AND MAY BE
HARMFUL BY FLUSHING SOLIDS OUT OF THE TANK OR BY I
CHANGING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL. THE ' )
NORMAL USE OF BOWL CLEANERS OR CLEANING COM-
POUNDS WILL NOT KILL THE BACTERIAL ACTION OR SLOW SOUTH
DOWN THE OPERATION OF THE SEPTIC TANK. �p r
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT DATE APPROVED BY
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