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4. D4a in6letd - you4 dna.in6.ie td i,6 the component o6 your septic a ys.tem .the coat ae.to4 luu least contAot oven. No matter how wett con6t4ueted a &u inAietd i-6, it .i,a no b Teh .than .the aoit it ,i,a ptaeed in. Fo4 exampte, a 1500 Equate Soot d4ain- 6.ietd in heavy etay with high water .table aenv.ing one 4eaidenee may not woxk ae weU aa a 400 6quau boot dnain6 i.etd in sandy .foam with no wa.ten .table p4obtem. The ao.i.t .ia var iabte (thanks to .the gtae ivLA) and may be compte tet y di 6 6e4ent in tomt ione teas than 100 beet apart. The .type o6 repairs oh uptacement o6 yom dwin6.ietd togicatey ahoutd be based on ,the capab.i,Gizy 06 yowl pa ti.eutzt aoit type. To do .th i b, it ,i,a prudent to have peaeotation teata and 6oit boA" 6 taken. The "Pere" .teat i.6 a meaauu o6 how 6aat wateA wilt move through the aoit. Soni.nga wilt .indicate the depth to waters tabte on seasonally 6aAated conditions (indicated by mottted red and g)tay cotoAA in the a oi.t) and a houtd di,a coven any hardpan on c t a y to yens which wife .impede water movement. xSoil borings/pert tests are required. ❑ Soil borings/perc tests are recommended. nSoils borings/perc tests have been done previously or are not needed. Based on the 6indinga, the pehaon doing your testing ahou.td dea.ign a ayatem bon your pantieutan water u,aeage (based noAmatty on 150 gaUon.s perc bed400m pen day) and bon yours pahtieutzm a.c te. It ,i,b not unuauat to 6.ind that you may need a mound -type 6 yatem, a.cnee the majority o6 d4ono' a sods are c ea ye y and have penehed aatunated zones within a hew beet o6 the aun6aee duhi.ng pant o6 .the yeah. T4eneh ayatema inatatted in these ao.cta in the pact o6ten expe4i.eneed aeaaonat 6a tune. However, in many ptaeea t4enehes ati,tt can be used Aene conditiona are au.ttabte. No4matty, the City I na pecton wZU recommend what he 6 ee.t�s a4e .the minimum aceeptabte nepai u based on hi.6 knowtedge o6 .the .6 to and situation. Howeve4, there ,c.a no guarantee that the 4eeommended nepaiu w tt be adequate. Fon this %eaaon, a de.aign based on aoi t te.ating and your panto cutan .6 to and water usage i,6 atmoat atmya 4eeommended. Number of Bedrooms in Home 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 8 (circle) M Recommended type of drainfield 1-1 Standard Trench; ❑ Shallow Trench; co:;"d; Dimensions ❑ Other square feet minimum square feet minimum aI C AID s ys rum loA-Y Br tie-,E:D&Z� 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 6aitune o6 your a yatem iz taus -i.ng a s uh 6ace di.s e hang e that -us a po.tentiat nu.izanee to yours ne.ighbou, you w.W no,#matey be 4equ {red to have your .ta.nk.a pumped as o6ten as neeesaany to eP.imi.nate. this di,56 vcge, un.tit yowit system is 4epai4ed. Page 2 o6 3