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pock County in 2000.
No one knows for sure exactly how many failed or failing septic systems are in Rappahannock County. There are also failed or failing systems in the Town of Washington; the main reason the Town is seeking a “packaged” wastewater treatment plant.
“Whose Your
Daddy?”
State and local regulations for traditional septic systems are up-front. Does the soil perc? Is the drainage field away from groundwater?
Is it away from natural or manmade surface water? Once in, there are no inspections or monitoring unless there is a request, a complaint, or a transfer of property.
Now comes the wide variety of alternative and innovative treatment units, with their hydraulic and electrical parts, plus other components needing monitoring and maintenance.
Everyone is covering themselves legally: the builder; examiner of soil; manufacturer; installer; homeowner or business owner; inspector; parts supplier of mechanical and electrical components; the person or company in charge of maintenance and monitoring; federal, state, and local regulators, etc. When something goes wrong, who is in charge? Who is responsible?
The wastewater trade and government have come up with the answer: the Responsible Management Entity (RME). Where do. you find one?
This is the most delicate matter of all.
Don Audette may be reached at concinnity@earthlink.net
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