County hopes for state help on new septic rules
March 6th, 2007 - 7:25am
(Port Angeles) -- Clallam County, and its residents withof the septic systems, may have to pony up money to inspect all septic systems in the area. Its part of new state rules that would require annual inspections of septic systems. The county would also have to find all systems and document them. Clallam County
Commissioner Mike Chapman said he hopes the state will come up with money to help the county pay for the new regulations.
There is a deadline of July First for the county to draft a plan which will identify unknown septic systems, meet new inspection rules for exixting systems, and designate shoreline areas that are threatened by such systems. Right now, local septic designers and
installers are working with county staff to develop those local rules.
Chapman says the basic cost for a septic system inspection can run up to $300-dollars, but for most systems, it might be closer to a hundred dollars, as a professional can usually tell easily if that system is working properly.
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