- Your Inspector Should Have Questions
When a septic inspection is scheduled, the inspector should ask many questions in order to be informed about past system usage, current usage, future usage, past maintenance, etc. These factors can affect what is seen during the inspection help the inspector decide if it is an issue or not.
For example, the inspector opens the tank and the liquid level is low. Is the liquid level low because the tank is leaking, or because the tank was recently pumped while the house was vacant and no one has been living there to fill the tank to its normal level? Knowing these factors will help determine if further investigation is required or if repairs are required.
Regulations Knowledge Is Critical
The TCEQ sets minimum standards for the state of Texas; however, each county/local authority can have more stringent regulations. For example, the TCEQ setback requirement from the absorption area to a well is 100 feet; however, in Bexar County, the requirement is 150 feet.
Comal and Kendall County for the most part stick with the TCEQ regulations, but the regulations may be interpreted differently by each county. For example, one county may allow an old tank to be replaced, but another county may require an entire new system.
It’s important that the inspector know what is required locally for each property so recommendations coincide with local requirements and negotiations can be made according to accurate information.
Choose The Experts
Van Delden Wastewater Systems is a leader in the real-estate industry. Our inspectors are TCEQ Licensed Installers and NAWT Certified Inspectors. We perform approximately 400 inspections each year and have over 30 years combined experience.
We instructed a NAWT re-certification class for the Texas Association of Real Estate Inspectors (TAREI) in January 2011, and provided continuing education for TAREI and the Central Texas Environmental Health Association (CTEHA) in 2013. Read an article about the class here, or see the video below.
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