HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWG As-Built - 3/9/1988 MASON COUNTY
GENERAL SERVICES DEPARTMENT 188
P.O.BOX 1%•303 NORTH 4t0 STREET•SHELTON,WA BB580
PHONE(918)44B5561 _
FRECORD OF FINAL INSPECTION OF YOUR SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEM
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THIS RECORD IS NOT A GUARANTEE OF PERFORMANCE. CITY ZIP
A SEPTIC SYSTEM IS NOT A MUNICIPAL SEWER. HOWEVER (. �{4
WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND CAREFUL USE OF LEGAL ESCRIPTION
WATER IT CAN GIVE MANY YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE SER- ZT11C _='r R•T iQr# ( 3
VICE. MANY PROBLEMS WITH SEPTIC TANKS ARE CAUSED SOIL
BY FLUSHING EXCESSIVE AMOUNTS OF PAPER, CLOTH COMMENTS
AND PLASTIC MATERIALS DOWN THE DRAIN, OR BY SITE FIELD
LARGE AMOUNTS OF WATER FROM LEAKY FAUCETS OR NO. SIZE / x 70
FAULTY FIXTURES. DEPFH TO MONTH G v
THE SEPTIC TANK ITSELF SHOULD BE CLEANED EVERY WATER TABLE OF YEAR IW# 0/ O J
TWO OR THREE YEARS DEPENDING ON THE HABITS OF THE INSTALLER
FAMILY, THE NUMBER OF FIXTURES IN THE HOUSE, AND n 15 x L
THE AMOUNT THAT A GARBAGE DISPOSAL IS USED. CLEAN- SIZE
ING AT THE RIGHT TIME WILL AVOID THE RISK OF INJUR- SEPTIC TANK (S) b (�
ING OR DESTROYING THE DRAINFIELD DUE TO SOLIDS DRAINFIELD 1440
FEET
CARRYING OVER INTO THE DRAINFIELD. CALL THE LENGTH
MASON COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT FOR A LIST OF TRENCH AREA d SQ. FT.
LICENSED SEPTIC TANK CLEANERS IN YOUR AREA. THE
CLEANER CAN SERVE YOU BEST IF YOU SHOW HIM THIS TILE El CORRUGATED RIGID ❑ CEMENT
RECORD WHEN HE COMES. DEPTH
HEAVY TRUCKS OR EQUIPMENT SHOULD NEVER BE ROCK CU. YDS. 6 MPTH DETAL
PTH
DRIVEN OVER THE TANK OR DRAINFIELD. CONSULT THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR
RECORD IN CASE OF ANY BUILDINGS,GRAD DRIVEWAYS, REPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTION FIELD: f SQ. FT,
SWIMMING POOLS, LA EXTENSIVE GRADING OR FILLING NORTH -IV
ARE LATER CONTEMPLATED.
SHRUBS OR TREES SHOULD NOT BE PLANTED CLOSE TO
THE SEPTIC TANK AS THEY WOULD INTERFERE WITH
CLEANING OF THE TANK. THEY CAN BE PLANTED IN THE
DRAINFIELD AREA PROVIDING WILLOWS ARE NOT USED.
THE YARD GRADE IN THE DISPOSAL AREA SHOULD BE
SUCH THAT SURFACE WATER IS NOT POCKETED ON THE
DRAINFIELD. ANY SETTLING OF THE GROUND OVER THE
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
EQUAL TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN PER DAY.
FOOTING DRAINAGE, DOWNSPOUTS AND WATER CI
SOFTENER RECHARGE WATER SHOULD NOT BE CON-
NECTED TO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM OR DISCHARGED INTO THE
DRAINFIELD AREA.
THE TYPES OF BACTERIA NEEDED IN A SEPTIC TANK ARE
ALWAYS FOUND IN SEWAGE. THERE IS NO NEED TO ADD
YEAST OR OTHER STARTERS TO A SYSTEM. THE USE OF RE-
JUVENATORS OR CHEMICALS TO CLEAN A SEPTIC TANK
HAVE NOT BEEN PROVEN TO BE BENEFICIAL AND MAY BE i
HARMFUL BY FLUSHING SOLIDS OUT OF THE TANK OR BY
CHANGING THE CHARACTERISTICS OF THE SOIL. THE
NORMAL USE OF BOWL CLEANERS OR CLEANING COM-
POUNDS WILL NOT KILL THE BACTERIAL ACTION OR SLOW 1--• SOUTH
DOWN THE OPERATION OF THE SEPTIC TANK. 3
THIS IS AN IMPORTANT DOCUMENT TE SIO RE OF IN LER
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