HomeMy WebLinkAboutSWG As-Built - 8/16/1979 MASOJV COUNTY HEALTH DEPARTMENT
428 WEST BIRCH STREET
SHELTON, WASHINGTON 98584
PHONE (206)426-5561
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 f S(J
WITH PROPER MAINTENANCE AND CAREFUL USE OF
WATER IT CAN GIVE MANY YEARS OF TROUBLE FREE SER- AIW
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 3 X
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)
ING OR DESTROYING THE DRAINFIELD DUE TO SOLIDS DRAINFIELD 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 ❑ CORRUGATED ,RIGID ❑ CEMENT
DEPTH
RECORD WHEN HE COMES. ��E
HEAVY TRUCKS OR EQUIPMENT SHOULD NEVER BE ROCK +EBEL�OV�✓ �JOTAL
CU. YDS. PIPE DEPTH
DRIVEN OVER THE TANK OR DRAINFIELD. CONSULT THIS SPACE RESERVED FOR
RECORD IN CASE OF ANY BUILDINGS, DRIVEWAYS, REPLACEMENT DISTRIBUTION FIELD: SQ. FT.
SWIMMING POOLS, OR EXTENSIVE GRADING OR FILLING T
ARE LATER CONTEMPLATED. + 1C J
SHRUBS OR TREES SHOULD NOT BE PLANTED CLOSE TO �L
THE SEPTIC TANK AS THEY WOULD INTERFERE WITH �� «-v>
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 AO
EQUAL TO ONE HALF INCH OF RAIN PER DAY. T
FOOTING DRAINAGE, DOWNSPOUTS AND WATERiRhILriz
SOFTENER RECHARGE WATER SHOULD NOT BE CON-
NECTED TO THE SEPTIC SYSTEM OR DISCHARGED INTO THE
DRAINFIELD AREA. 7.0/
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
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
DOWN THE OPERATION OF THE SEPTIC TANK.
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