Agenda - Council - 04/24/1984 - Laserfiche WebLink

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I I I I I I I I I I I I ! I I I Voluntary on site inspection and information by the citizen with proof sent into city verifying compliance No way want to dig holes in yard every 2 years'or pay 25.00 per hours to do it T~u~, th~ i~ a possibility of undetected pollution, but this seems a poor solution to ..,hat is only a potential problem Foy 10.00 the County will test homeowner's Water - far more economical way to test for pollution. Why not have the city come and take a sample every 2 years? Inspection and mandatory pumping every 2 years does not guarantee continued safe operation of the system and will do nothing but fatten the city's coffers Maintenance of the individual home is the obligation of the homeowner, not the city and if they fail to do so it is going to be costly to them, not the city The city can, at best, provide accurate information to the citizens and let the chips fall where they may ...be more in favor of an enforced pumping every 24 months rather than an expensive insl, ection program. ~/ith the inspection program, I will be paying not only for the most of the regular maintenance, but additionally I will be subsidizing the inpsecttion process for those who choose to neglect their own sewage systems An ordinance which would require pumping every 24 months .~ith certification from a licensed pumper as to the adequacy of the individual system would be less expensive and more beneficial than a bureaucratic inspection proces: I don't support this program I would not object to door to door vJs~tation by the bu]lding official to question the homeowner's a~ility to service the system, and take appropriate measures in the even% of code violations, pollution, etc. ...some merits to this ordinance - the secure feeling which comes from knowing your septic system is in good ooeration