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Sewage Department
Installer Notices
NOTICE #1
3/15/07 Imposition
of Reinspection Fees
MEMO:
To: All
Sewage System Installers working in Dingman
Township
From: Chris
Wood, SEO
Date:
March 15, 2007
Important Information for Sewage System
Installers
Effective March 15, 2007, Dingman
Township will be charging Re-inspection
fees.
For the past 31 years
Dingman Township has been conducting
inspections of sewage disposal system
construction. Throughout that time, the
Township did not charge to re-inspect work
that had failed. Effective March 15, 2007,
this will change. If a sewage inspection is
scheduled and the work is not ready or
incorrect at the time of inspection, a
re-inspection fee of $50.00 will be charged
prior to rescheduling the inspection.
Why a
Re-inspection fee?
With the increase in
the number of houses being constructed, we
have seen a surge in the number of
installers who are operating in the
Township. Many of these installers are
scheduling inspections for work that is not
ready and in some cases not even started.
The time that is wasted by inspectors going
to these jobs may often affect yours. How
many times did you have to wait for an
inspection? Maybe it could have been
scheduled earlier if the incomplete
inspections weren’t scheduled before yours.
While we would like to only charge the
re-inspection fees against the routine
offenders, our Attorney has determined that
re-inspection fees must be charged even to
the installers who occasionally have a
problem.
What is the Fee?
How do I pay it?
The fee is $50.00 and
may be paid by check made payable to
“Dingman Township.” The check must be
submitted to the secretarial staff at the
Township Office prior to scheduling the
re-inspection.
What about Mound
Verification Inspections and Certificate of
Occupancy Inspections?
Mound verification
inspections are extra inspections performed
to determine that the mound has been covered
prior to it being covered by snow. Then, if
the Certificate of Occupancy is requested
and snow prohibits viewing the mound, the
Certificate of Occupancy will be issued.
However, if at the time the Certificate of
Occupancy is requested, there is no snow,
the mound is re-inspected for erosion that
may have occurred after the mound
verification inspection.
There will be no fee
for a mound verification inspection, nor a
subsequent Certificate of Occupancy
inspection (if performed) if said
inspections pass.
If the mound
verification inspection fails, a
re-inspection fee would be required if
another mound verification inspection is
requested.
If the mound
verification inspection passes, but a
subsequent Certificate of Occupancy fails,
no fee would be required for the first
re-inspection. Should the first
re-inspection fail, subsequent
re-inspections would be assessed the fee.
How much of the
re-inspection fee will be paid to the
inspectors?
The inspectors are paid
on an hourly basis and will receive no extra
compensation for assessing these fees.
How much will the
Township make by assessing these fees?
It is not the
Township’s desire to make money through
these fees. Hopefully the fees will
encourage all installers to have their work
performed correctly and in a timely manner.
How can I avoid
Re-Inspection fees?
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Do not
schedule inspections unless you know
that you will be ready in time.
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If you will
not be ready, cancel before 10:30AM the
day of inspection.
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Have your
work ready for inspection by 11:00AM
unless otherwise approved by the S.E.O.
NOTE: telling the
secretary that you will not be ready until a
certain time will not alleviate this
requirement.
If you have any
questions, please feel free to call me at
570-296-9260 Monday thru Friday 9:00AM –
10:30AM.
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