11-30-2007, 03:38 PM
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.