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Pass First County Inspection — Final Inspection and System Startup

Intermediate4 mins

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Septic System Installation · Step 9 of 9

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After the initial installation and backfilling, the county inspector visits the site. The inspector, being unfamiliar with this specific unconventional system, primarily focuses on verifying the trench's depth and length, relying heavily on the submitted design plans. The system successfully passes this first inspection, marking a significant milestone in the project.

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Septic system installation is classified under the life-safety-defeat risk category. This is due to significant risks including potential trench collapse during excavation, which can cause immediate death or serious injury, and the severe public health and environmental hazards associated with improper waste disposal, such as groundwater contamination. For your safety, public health, and compliance with local regulations, this project requires the expertise and licensure of a qualified professional. Please consult with licensed professionals and local authorities.

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we are so ready to build this house so I'm thinking that's all I need to do now for the inspection and now I guess it's just a waiting game now first I was waiting for the excavator with the barrel now we're waiting on the county for the first inspection hopefully it goes the way we want all right so you can see the Specter has come and he's left so we had our inspection we passed y'all yeah so I'm gonna give you a vanity gritty what's going on I'm gonna take you through and tell you what needs to happen next so this inspection process went very simply right now especially since this is so new these inspectors have not seen this type of system but in there used to the regular septic system well he was not familiar with exactly javis need to look he's kind of going off of the design that I put together and they're mainly concerned about the trench depth and length this septic system is basically in conjunction with a three barrel composting toilet and he wasn't even interested in that he's like okay so you got that somewhere and I'm like yeah we got it right over here but he didn't even want he didn't even look at it he just wants to know it's there we passed the first inspection but some things are gonna need to change so my

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