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Effective April 28, 2015 Chapter Four Subsurface Sewage Treatment System Regulations (6) A certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance must include a certified statement from the qualified employee who conducted the compliance inspection and indicate whether the SSTS is in compliance with this Chapter. (7) If a compliance inspection for new construction or replacement indicates that the system is not in compliance with applicable requirements, the notice must contain a statement to this effect and specify the reason for noncompliance. (8) Certificates of compliance for new construction or a replacement system remain valid for five years from the date of issuance unless the Department or local unit of government finds evidence of noncompliance. 8.12 Compliance inspections; existing systems. (1) A compliance inspection of an existing system must be conducted: (A) Prior to the transfer of any real property, unless the age of the existing system is less than 5 years; (B) When deemed necessary by the Department to ascertain the compliance of an existing system. (2) A compliance inspection of an existing system must first determine whether the soil dispersal system, sewage tanks, or conditions pose an imminent threat to public health and safety. A determination must then be made as to whether the sewage tanks and soil dispersal area are failing to protect groundwater. The inspection must also verify compliance with Section 4.3 (3). (3) The Agency's inspection report form for existing SSTS supplemented with any necessary or locally required supporting documentation, must be used for the existing system compliance inspections in subitems (A) to (D). Allowable supporting documentation includes tank integrity assessments made within the past three years and prior soil separation assessments. (A) A tank integrity and safety compliance assessment must be completed by a licensed SSTS inspection, maintenance, installation or service provider business or a qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. An existing compliant tank integrity and safety compliance assessment is valid for three years unless a new evaluation is requested by the owner or owner's agent or is required by the Department or local unit of government. (B) A soil separation compliance assessment must be completed by a licensed inspection business or a qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. Compliance must be determined either by conducting new soil borings or by prior soil separation documentations made by two independent parties. The soil borings used for system design or previous inspections are allowed to be used. If the soil separation has been determined by two independent parties, a subsequent determination is not required unless requested by the owner or owner's agent or required by the Department or local unit of. (C) Determination of hydraulic performance and other compliance in Section 4.3(l) must be completed by either a licensed inspection business or a qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. (D) A determination of operational performance and other compliance in Section 4.3 (4) and Section 4.4, must be completed by a licensed advanced inspection business, a qualified employee with an advanced inspector certification with jurisdiction, or a service provider. A passing report is valid until a new inspection is requested. (4) A certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for an existing system must be based on the results of the verifications in item 3. The certificate of compliance or notice of noncompliance for an existing system must be signed by a licensed inspection business or a qualified employee inspector with jurisdiction. The certificate or notice for an existing system must be submitted to the Department or local unit of government with jurisdiction and the property owner or owner's agent no later than 15 days after a compliance inspection. The completed form must also be submitted to the owner or owner's agent. The certificate of compliance for an existing system is valid for three years from the date of issuance, unless a new inspection is requested by the owner or owner's agent or is required by the Department or local unit of government. 32 Washington County Development Code