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Door County, WI

Door County, WI. Door County Policy/Ordinance. 15 days prior to closing Seller’s responsibility Evals. good for 24 months System <1 yr old does not require eval. All septic tanks are being put in 3 yr Maint Cycle All evaluations conducted by private contractor and verified by county.

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Door County, WI

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  1. Door County, WI

  2. Door County Policy/Ordinance • 15 days prior to closing • Seller’s responsibility • Evals. good for 24 months • System <1 yr old does not require eval. • All septic tanks are being put in 3 yr Maint Cycle • All evaluations conducted by private contractor and verified by county

  3. Time Of Sale Evaluation • Review records on existing POWTS • System installed > Nov. 1974 = No boring • < Nov. 1974 = Needs boring • Dig Boring/Pit for Drainfield Evaluation • (if necessary) • Inspect ST • County may Camera Existing Tank(s) • Pass/Fail System

  4. Seasonal Soil Saturation Shallow Bedrock Suitable Soil Concept

  5. Realtor’s Responses • Then • Unnecessary burden • Hurts Resale • More Expense • Now • Benefits all parties • Accepted policy puts everyone with same requirements • Expense(s) diffused using both buyer & seller • (Escrow account and/or bargaining tool)

  6. County obligation to verify evaluations and issue order to replace

  7. Rules, Uniformity,and Safeguards

  8. History of TOS in Door County

  9. Pass/Fail History %

  10. Failure rate drops nearly 10% every 5 yrs!

  11. Pass/Fail History %

  12. Evaluation trends in 2004

  13. Pass/Fail % Trends 2004

  14. Summary • Vested interest for lending institutions to protect investment • Escrowed options help buyer & seller • “Buyer Beware” problem negated • Realtors influence - pressure local supervisors • Little options available for safe water (mutual interests) • Not an out of sight, out of mind issue • What happens on one property affects everyone • If soils used to site new POWTS, why not existing POWTS? • County Uniformity? • County Application?

  15. What is stopping us from verifying evaluations of existing systems at the county level?Is that good enough?Who benefits?

  16. Why don’t we think evaluating existing POWTS is as important as dealing with new POWTS?Is our job to protect groundwater/surface water?

  17. Why are we letting lending institutions determine what systems pass or fail?

  18. If we use soils data to site new system, why not use soils data to evaluate existing system?

  19. Definition of a Failing System • Wis.Stats 145.25(4) • A failing system is one which causes or results in any of the following conditions: • The discharge of sewage into surface water or groundwater. • The introduction of sewage into zones of saturation which adversely affects the operation of a private sewage system. • The discharge of sewage to a drain tile or into zones of bedrock. • The discharge of sewage to the surface of the ground • The failure to accept sewage discharges and back up of sewage into the structure served by the private sewage system.

  20. A - Horizon Back Fill Topsoil Surface E - Horizon B - Horizon Bottom of system Subsoil Min 3.0 ft vertical separation above BR or HGW Sub- stratum C - Horizon Bedrock R - Horizon Vertical Separation Concept

  21. Soil Boring

  22. Soil Boring

  23. Seasonal Soil Saturation Shallow Bedrock Suitable Soil Concept

  24. Distribution Cell System Elevation Wastewater Ground Water or Bedrock Soil Soil Treatment • Vertical Separation • Two or three feet to • Groundwater or bedrock

  25. When are we all going to agree that soil is the most important factor in determining the operation of a POWTS, new or existing?

  26. Steel Tanks

  27. Steel Tanks

  28. Surface Discharge

  29. “Buyer Beware”

  30. Green = Yes Yellow = Pending Pink = No

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