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Septic System Management Program August 24, 1990 Page 8 of 16 In the case where an installer commits errors, there are some mistakes that can't be rectified, hence a strong septic program must have as a goal, to work with installers every step of the way, requiring pre construction meetings on the site, inspections at each stage of construction (without relying only on the contractor to call for inspections), and providing a level of inspection service to the residents that our Comprehensive Plan goals demand. This service cannot be adequately provided by part-time temporary staff nor by full time staff devoted primarily to duties other than the septic program. c) Residents expect record keeping that is up to date, cleax, accurate, consistent SLod readily available- As noted before, our record keeping is in arrears, and with a new inspector each year, accuracy is suspect ’while consistent interpretation of system conditions . and site capabilities is lacking. Record availability is at least good, but the card file system is becoming outmoded and unwieldy. Compute "ization of these records would be a long-term goal. d) Residents expect existing system inspections on a regular basis, a consistent staff person each time the system is inspected, a year—to—year redundancy that provides at least a minimal comfort level that the system has been "OK'd" and isn't causing any discernible pollution or health problems. Regular inspections by the same person each time will result in a better analysis of changing system conditions through the years. Our inspections have been irregularly spaced at best. With a stated goal of visiting each system at least once every 2 years, we have failed to come even close. In the 12 inspection seasons since the program started, a majority of pre existing systems have been inspected 3 times, many 4 times but few more than 5 times.(J