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Septic
Systems > Types
of Projects
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Updated
Thursday, April 30, 2009 12:39 PM
The
Yakima Health District on-site
sewage program is responsible
for ensuring threats to public
health from sewage exposure
are kept to a minimum. This
program insures that septic
systems are designed, installed,
and maintained properly, to
protect ground and surface
water.
Program
functions include:
- Site
evaluation and review for
suitable soil and existing
lot features
- Permit
Issuance for all new, altered,
and repaired systems
- Final
construction inspections
- Short
plat, special property use,and
boundary line adjustment
review
- Certification
of pumpers and installers
- Enforcement
of WAC
246 - 272A
- Mortgage
review for home sellers
and purchasers
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Alteration
- An alteration permit is
issued for changes the owner
wishes to make to an existing
drainfield that is functioning
properly and shows no signs
of failure.
Existing
System Evaluation - An
Existing System Evaluation
is used to determine the size,
type, suitability, and location
of an existing septic system
when the Yakima Health District
(YHD) has no record of the
septic system (i.e. system
installation predates record
keeping, system installed
without permit, etc.)
New
Septic System - A new
system permit is generally
issued for vacant lots that
have proposed new building
projects requiring on-site
sewage systems.
Repair
- A septic system is considered
"failing" if one
or more of the following exists:
- Surfacing
sewage
- Sewage
backing up into a structure
- Sewage
leaking from a septic tank,
pump chamber, or collection
system
- Inadequately
treated sewage contaminating
ground water or surface
water
If
one or more of these conditions
exist the system must be replaced
or repaired.
Plat
Review - A Plat Review
is completed when an existing
lot is divided or lot lines
are moved or adjusted.
Site
and Soil Evaluation -
The first step in determining
whether a lot or parcel of
land is "build-able"
is to have a Site and Soil
Evaluation done (also known
as soil certification, perc
test, check testholes).
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