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Sewage Department
Installer Notices
NOTICE #3
10/22/08 Working in
Winter Weather
MEMO:
To: All
Builders Constructing Houses in Dingman
Township
From: Chris
Wood, SEO
Date: October
22, 2008
The winter season is almost
upon us. Dingman Township does not
automatically shut down on a particular
date, but instead allows winter construction
as long as the weather cooperates. As such,
I want to warn you of some potential
problems so that you may take the
appropriate action now to avoid the
consequences later.
1.
If you have a
Sewage Disposal System in which the mound
has been covered and seeded and the tanks
have been backfilled, you are advised to
have the mound inspected now before it
snows. Otherwise, if you wait until after it
snows, you will be required to completely
remove the snow from the mound and tank
area prior to the Certificate of Occupancy
inspection. To request the inspection call
Dingman Township at 570-296-9260 Monday
through Friday 9 AM – 3PM and ask for Sue.
Calls requesting that the mound’s completion
be verified should be made as soon as
possible so that Township personnel will
have adequate time to perform the work.
Requests received within 48 hours of a
snow/ice storm may not be honored.
2.
The Township
inspection staff is not required to perform
inspections in inclement weather, especially
when freezing rain and snow is falling.
Inspections will not be performed when roads
are covered with snow and ice.
3.
Scarification
inspections will not be approved if the soil
is frozen or wet. Sewage sites scarified
under those conditions will have their
permits revoked and a “Stop Work” order will
be placed on the building until such time as
a new sewage permit is issued. You are
advised to cover proposed sewage absorption
area sites with plastic and to insulate them
if you expect to scarify the site in the
winter.
4.
No testing will be
performed when there is more than 2 inches
of snow on the ground or when the soil is
frozen.
5.
The Builder/Sewage
System installer is responsible to provide a
safe pathway from the road to the sewage
system site. The Township’s inspectors will
not walk through deep snow, over ice, etc.
to conduct inspections.
6.
There is no excuse
for performing shoddy work due to the
weather. If the ground is too muddy to
work…don’t. If the sand freezes into large
sandy boulders…its too cold to work. Your
client paid for a properly built sewage
system. We will not waive the rules or allow
shoddy construction because the sewage
system was built in the winter.
7.
We understand that
your clients may want to be in their new
house for the holidays. However, the
Township staff needs time to perform the
inspections and process the paperwork. For
Thanksgiving occupancy, do not schedule
sewage C.O. inspections any later than
November 21st. For Christmas
occupancy, no later than December 19th.
It is also recommended that you schedule the
sewage inspection for C.O. issuance as early
as possible to provide time to make any
corrections that may be needed.
This memo is not intended to
alarm you but, instead to assist you in
obtaining Certificates of Occupancy permits
and inspections in a timely manner. If you
have any questions please feel free to call
me at 570-296-9260 Monday through Friday 9AM
until 10:30AM.
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