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Originally Posted by tummyman
Hmmmmm......I thought the original inquiry said the system was 50 years old, meaning 1960's vintage. Probably not a lot of leaching and most likely no plans ever filed. Back then, many systems were home made cesspools with an old, used, and empty 275 gallon oil tank or something similar as a holding tank with leach fields of gravel filled holes. So, unless you did a superior job back then, most likely the town files are empty. But it is at least a place to start... The technology had not advanced much back then before permitting.
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I like the bold I added.
My leach field was originally installed in 1964, upon inspection in 2003 it was found to have failed, the design was pulled from the file pertaining to my property and the system was replaced in kind. No permits required, don't know what to tell ya. Researching permiting requirements as well as filing on behalf of my customers is my job. Not all towns work the same, but for Secondcurves sake, a system such that the towns we work in, will make life slick, if not, my statement is still true, it just requires more work.
If you pull your tax card at the town office, what does it say in the box for private septic system size? It does not matter what the system is currently, it is the size of the system that matters, this is called the septic system design. It is not a physical plan that shows how the system is laid out on the lot. It has to do with how much water the lot can leach in a perk test. If you want to replace an old pvc system with the new Enviro system, have at it, but it needs to be the same design, i.e size.