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Just my 2 cents worth on this subject as I have very recent phone calls regarding the cesspool of my recently constructed and finaled home in HPP. It seems that even though the home was finaled by the building dept, the cesspool was not final inspected by the contractor/liscensed septic inspector so the company that installed the septic was never called to do the final inspection prior to occupancy. When this inspection is completed the company that installed the septic will turn in the inspection card to the health dept. What this means is that if you want to add on or remodel your house in the future the health dept will see if your inspection card has been turned in to them.If not you will have to hire an inspector prior to getting your permit. I talked to the owner of the engineering company that installed my septic and he told me that many contractors have failed to have their septic final inspected, hence no card filed with the health dept. He says this past year as many as 50 0f his cesspools/septics were not final inspected. I had to laugh and agree with him when he told me that he did not go to college and get two engineering degrees to be pulling lids and sticking his head into systems that should have been inspected prior to occupancy.
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Marty, septic & cesspools must be inspected by the Health Dept when they are installed. Have you checked on the inspection report at their office on Kamehameha, east of Kens?
Most septic cleaning companies can get the effluent test samples (there are a dozen in the phone book, haven't used one here)
This may seem weird, but are you sure you have a septic? For some weird logic I do not understand, most properties here have cesspools, including many public & gov't buildings that legally were to change already.
Septics are inspected by the civil engineer such as Ron or his staff, and a report submitted to SOH/DOH.
Sorry Mac Nut - didnt see your post! You are quite right! And Ron hates inspecting a live system! ha ha
Edited by - kapohocat on 12/03/2007 14:54:27
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...Now I'm thinking... Where does one find the Puna Sewage plans from when the pipes were laid down a long time ago? Anyone have any ideas?
Yes that was a horrible death.
As for the Puna sewage plans - can you be more specific? In the above accident, the construction company was well aware of location. If you noticed the piece of concrete they pulled out, there was not a bit of rebar in it.
If you are looking for a existing cesspool (or wastewater) location that is older than 1992 - you will have as good as luck looking for the really green grass as asking the DOH.
You realize that Puna doesnt really have sewers anywhere. In fact, a few years ago (10 maybe) there was a big fight about the sewers going in in Hilo.
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