door county, wi. door county policy/ordinance 15 days prior to closing seller’s responsibility...
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Door County Policy/Ordinance
• 15 days prior to closing
• Seller’s responsibility
• Evals. good for 24 months
• System <1 yr old does not require eval.
• All septic tanks are being put in 3 yr Maint Cycle
• All evaluations conducted by private contractor and verified by county
Time Of Sale Evaluation
• Review records on existing POWTS
• System installed > Nov. 1974 = No boring
• < Nov. 1974 = Needs boring
• Dig Boring/Pit for Drainfield Evaluation
• (if necessary)
• Inspect ST
• County may Camera Existing Tank(s)
• Pass/Fail System
Realtor’s Responses• Then
• Unnecessary burden
• Hurts Resale
• More Expense
• Now• Benefits all parties
• Accepted policy puts everyone with same requirements
• Expense(s) diffused using both buyer & seller– (Escrow account and/or bargaining tool)
History of TOS in Door County
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Evaluation trends in 2004
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Pass/Fail % Trends 2004
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Summary• Vested interest for lending institutions to protect
investment• Escrowed options help buyer & seller• “Buyer Beware” problem negated• Realtors influence - pressure local supervisors• Little options available for safe water (mutual interests)• Not an out of sight, out of mind issue• What happens on one property affects everyone• If soils used to site new POWTS, why not existing
POWTS?• County Uniformity?• County Application?
What is stopping us from verifying evaluations of existing
systems at the county level?
Is that good enough?
Who benefits?
Why don’t we think evaluating existing POWTS is as important as dealing with new POWTS?
Is our job to protect groundwater/surface water?
Definition of a Failing System• Wis.Stats 145.25(4)
• A failing system is one which causes or results in any of the following conditions:
• The discharge of sewage into surface water or groundwater.
• The introduction of sewage into zones of saturation which adversely affects the operation of a private sewage system.
• The discharge of sewage to a drain tile or into zones of bedrock.
• The discharge of sewage to the surface of the ground
• The failure to accept sewage discharges and back up of sewage into the structure served by the private sewage system.
Vertical Separation Concept
Min 3.0 ft vertical separationabove BR or HGW
A - Horizon
E - Horizon
B - Horizon
C - Horizon
R - Horizon
Topsoil
Subsoil
Sub-stratum
Bedrock
BackFill
Bottomof system
Surface
Soil Treatment
• Vertical Separation– Two or three feet to
• Groundwater or bedrock
SystemElevation
GroundWater orBedrock
Distribution Cell
Soil
Wastewater
When are we all going to agree that soil is the most important
factor in determining the operation of a POWTS, new or
existing?