Clallam County Health & Human Services, Environmental Health (EH) has a Septic System Inspection Rebate Program that ends on May 15.
Current state regulations require Clallam County Environmental Health to track septic system locations and inspection records of all septic systems in Clallam County. Septic systems must be inspected at least once every three years for gravity septic systems and annually for all other septic systems.
To help homeowners comply with the law, Environmental Health, for a limited time, is offering a $100 rebate for qualifying septic systems.
First priority will be given to properties in the Marine Recovery Area (from Deer Park Road east to the county line) for which no septic permit records are on file with EH and require a system locate and current inspection by a qualified professional.
Owners of these systems already should have received letters from EH about the status of their septic system.
Second priority will be given to older septic systems for which records exist but there are no records of inspection, generally most septic systems installed before the 1990s.
Third priority will be given to properties for which septic permit and inspection records exist but do not have a current inspection on file with EH.
Funds are limited and first priority systems will receive rebates ahead of other priorities. To be eligible for the rebate, the property must meet one of the above conditions and the homeowner must have the system located, if necessary, and have a professional inspection, complete any required maintenance and submit proof of inspection and receipts to EH by May 15.
Lists of qualified Operation and Maintenance providers and professional inspectors can be found at www.clallam.net/Septic.
More information on the rebate program can be accessed at www.clallam.net/Septic.
To find out if your septic system qualifies for the rebate, contact Environmental Health at 417-2350 or e-mail EnviroHealth@co.clallam.wa.us. Provide the physical address of your septic system in your message.
