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4. D4ain6ictd - you4 d4ain6ie. lie component 06 yota .septic system .the contAacto-t has Ceas.t conthol oven. No mauet how teell constLucted a dna.6n6ield i.5, .it i,6 no beaten. than ,the aoit it .is placed .in. Fo4 example, a 1500 ,square 600.t d4a,in- 6.ietd .in heavy clay with high wa.te4 tabf-e se,'Lv.ing one 4es.idenee may not wo41z a3 well as a 400 6quaAe boot dtai.nSieed .in Bandy to 'm with no wa,teA .table p4oblem. The soil i,6 va4,iabte (-thanhz .to ,the glaei.eu) and may be eomptetety cU66erent .in .locations tus than 100 beet apaAt. The .type o6 4epauts on 4eplacemen,t 06 your dra.i.n6.ield logically should be based on the capability o6 your pcuticuta4 soil .type. To do .thin, it is p4udent .to have pe4cotation teats and soil bo4,ings .taken. The "pent" .test is a measure o6 how but wateA tout move -through .the soil. Bon,ings will indicate .the depth .to wateA -table o4 seasonally saturated conditions (.indicated by mottled 4ed and g4ay colons .in .the aoil.) and should dL6cove4 any ha7dpan o4 clay layers which wi ll .impede wat,,A movement. XSoil borings/pert tests are required. ❑ Soil borings/pert tests are recommended. ❑ Soils borings/pert tests have been done previously or are not needed. Based on .the 6.cndcnge, .the peuon doing your -tuting should design a system 6o4 your paraieulan wateA useage (bated nonmatty on 150 gallows pe,% bea4com pen day) and 6o4 you4 par.Uieular site. It iz not unusual .to 6.ind .that you may need a mound -.type system, since .the majoAity o6 04ono's sous are clayey and have perched satu4ated zones within a hew beet o6 .the sur6aee dwti.ng pant o6 .the yeat. Trench systems .in,e.ta ted in .these soils in .the put o6.ten expe4.ienced seasonal 6ailu4e. HoweveA, .in many places -tAenehes still can be used where conditions are suitabte. No4ma ty, .the City Inzpeeto4 will 4eeommend what he 6eet.6 are the minimum acceptable 4epavus based on his knowledge o6 .the site and situation. NoweveA, .the4e .cs no yua4antee .that the 4eeommended %epair✓z will be adequate. Fo4 .this %eazon, a dc6ign based on 6oi P- .testing and your particular site and wateA usage .i.s atmo.6t atwayz 4eeommended. Number of Bedrooms in Home 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (circle) ❑ Recommended type of drainfield ❑ Standard Trench; _ square feet minimum ❑ Shallow Trench; square feet minimum Mound Dime+ s4o �iL 17aniJ ❑ Other No Recommendation on system type; you should have soil testing done and have a system designed by a site evaluator, site conditions are too marginal or unknown to make a reasonable recommendation without testing. 5. 16 .the 'ailure 06 your system i,6 causing a-~uA6ace discharge .that -ins a potential nuisance .to youh ne.ighbou, you will no4matty be 4equuted .to have your .tanks pumped a-, 06.ten as necessary .to eliminate .this dizchange, until your system is 4epai)ced. Page 2o63