I searched. This seemed like the thread to post in.
After reading and I admit a lot more reading may be required. I find the 2017 law stating Cesspools must be ~converted/replaced to Septic Tanks by 2050 - as it stands at the time of this writing, opens more questions for me.
If you have already converted to a Septic Tank system, where is this proof being documented? I can guess, but I would like to see it stated boldly. Is a permit required to get it done? Maybe somebody here knows someone who has gone through the process. How is it documented? Is it a Public Record like many property facts already are?
It would be horrible in my opinion, to have it done and not be able to prove it bureaucratically when selling a house or otherwise confronted with the need to prove it.
Pointing out one is much superior to the other is false. My reading indicates that a PROPERLY done cesspool is very much equal to the waste product leakage of a septic tank. Often the fact that drainage is just as much a part of a septic tank system as it is with a cesspool is not mentioned in discussions. Very little I have read actually states how little the differences are between the two if both are reputably done. I believe test results on property would absolutely prove or disprove it.
What are the testing result requirements that prove a septic tank is within specs and can that same criteria be applied to a cesspool location to prove that a $30-$50K conversion is not necessary?
Are there such 'Drainage Specs'? There really should be. It would be great to have a recognized certificate of authorization stating a system is within published requirements.
These are rhetorical questions where qualified answers may not be available. It still seems worth asking here because Punaweb members in my opinion have a depth of experience.
After reading and I admit a lot more reading may be required. I find the 2017 law stating Cesspools must be ~converted/replaced to Septic Tanks by 2050 - as it stands at the time of this writing, opens more questions for me.
If you have already converted to a Septic Tank system, where is this proof being documented? I can guess, but I would like to see it stated boldly. Is a permit required to get it done? Maybe somebody here knows someone who has gone through the process. How is it documented? Is it a Public Record like many property facts already are?
It would be horrible in my opinion, to have it done and not be able to prove it bureaucratically when selling a house or otherwise confronted with the need to prove it.
Pointing out one is much superior to the other is false. My reading indicates that a PROPERLY done cesspool is very much equal to the waste product leakage of a septic tank. Often the fact that drainage is just as much a part of a septic tank system as it is with a cesspool is not mentioned in discussions. Very little I have read actually states how little the differences are between the two if both are reputably done. I believe test results on property would absolutely prove or disprove it.
What are the testing result requirements that prove a septic tank is within specs and can that same criteria be applied to a cesspool location to prove that a $30-$50K conversion is not necessary?
Are there such 'Drainage Specs'? There really should be. It would be great to have a recognized certificate of authorization stating a system is within published requirements.
These are rhetorical questions where qualified answers may not be available. It still seems worth asking here because Punaweb members in my opinion have a depth of experience.