HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-06 Septic System Repair Recommendations Pg24.VfunM^ieZd - VoiVL dnain^cZd U the. component ijouA septic itjstem the contAacto^
luu £^U contAot oozA. Ho matter hoiv welt const^cted a dAoin]ietd l&, tt
no betteA than the i>oit it i6 placed in. fon example, a 1500 &qua/ie ^oot dAcUn-
iietd in heavy clay loith high icate.r table ACAving one Aeiidence may not uioftk as
wett OA a 400 AquoAe ioot dkain^ield in bandy toam with no wateA table pAoblem.
The boit ib voAiable [thankb to the gla.eieAb) and may be completety di^eAent
AM lacatconb lebb t/uux 100 ^eet apoAt.
The type o^ AepaiAb oa fieplacement o^ youA dAoin^ield logicaJUy bhoutd be bobed
on the capabitity oi youA poAticjuloA boil type. To do thib, it ib pfiudent to
have peAcolation tebtb and boil boAingb taken. The **peAc" tebt ib a meobuAe
0^ how ^obt wateA will move thAough the boil. BoAingb will indicate the depth
to wateA table oa beobonally batuAoted conditionb (indicated by mottled Aed and
gfiay coloAb in the boil} and bhould dibcoveA any hoAdpan oa clay layeAb which
will impede wateA movement.
Soil borings/perc tests are required.
I I Soil borings/perc tests are recommended.
Soils borings/perc tests have been done previously or are not needed.
Bobed on ^e ^ii/uUngb, the peAbon doing youA tebting bhould debign a bijbtem <oA
youA poAtACuloA wateA ubeage (bobed noAmaUy on 150 gallonb peA bedAoom peA day)
and ^OA youA poAticuloA bite. U ib not unubual to iind that you may need a
mound-type bybtem, bince the majoAity o^ Orcro'a boilb oAe clayey and have
peAched botuAoted zoneb within a ^ew ^eet o^ the buAiace dkAing poAt 0(J the yeoA.
TAench bybtemb inbtalled in thebe boilb in the pobt o^ten expeAienced beobonal
iailuAe. HoweveA, in many placeb tAencheb btill can be abed uheAe conditionb
OAe buitable.
Hobmally, the City JnbpectoA will Aecommend uhat he ^eelb oAe the minimum
^ept^e AepaiAb bobed on hib knowledge o6 the bite and bituation. HoweveA,
th^e Ab no guoAontee that the Aecotmended AepaiAb will be adequate. Foa
thib Aeobon, a debign bobed on boil tebting and youA poAticuloA bite and
wateA ubage ib almobt alwayb Aecommended.
Number of Bedrooms in Horae 123
m Recommended type of drainfield
I I Standard Trench; _ _ _ _
I I Shallow Trench; _ _ _ _
m Hound Dimensions _ _ _ _
45678 (circle)
square feet minimum
square feet minimum
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IXI 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 terting.
Ji the iailuAe o^ youA bybtem ib caubing a buA^ace dibchoAge tivat ib a potential
nuAbance to youA neighboAb, you will noHmally be AequiAed to have youA tankb
pumped Ob o^ten ab necebbOAy to eliminate this dibchoAge, until youA bybtem ib
AepaiAed.
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