Basic System Assessments

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Code Enforcement Procedure

Household Sewage Treatment Systems (HSTS) located in Clermont County are all part of the Clermont County General Health District�s Basic System Assessment (BSA) Program. Over 12,000 systems on file with the Health District as of 2002 were assigned assessment dates in the BSA program by a Board of Health directive in 2002. Older systems that were not in our files at that time are being added as we encounter them through other Health District programs. There are approximately 20,000 onsite systems in the county but we anticipate that by 2009, all onsite systems in the county will be actively assessed as part of this assessment program. Systems with electrical components are currently assessed once every 19 months and all other types of systems are assessed once every 38 months.

Assessments are done on a township by township basis over a 19 month rotation period. Because of the number of systems located in Miami Township, three of the nineteen months are dedicated to assessments in that area. Since some systems are assessed in every 19 month rotation while others are only assessed in every other 19 month rotation, we may be at your home and not your neighbor�s home even though both homes are on a household sewage treatment system. It is also possible that your neighbor�s home has not yet been scheduled into the active assessment schedule. Systems that are not yet scheduled were typically installed prior to age of the computer database and the old installation records simply were not maintained. We will be using GIS to identify these missing systems.

If your system is operating properly at the time of the assessment and there are no sewage nuisances or code violations observed, you are issued an Operation Permit and are charged a $25 assessment fee. Systems that are found failing will be required to be repaired or replaced. Failing systems are charged the $25 assessment fee and then a $45 reassessment fee for each additional visit required to ensure the system is operating properly. Large repairs require an alteration or replacement permit and are charged reassessment fees under the BSA program.

The following table indicates the assessment schedule for 2004 through 2008. Health District Inspectors drive vehicles that are clearly marked with a Health District logo on each front door and they all carry Health District photo ID badges.

19 Month BSA Rotation Schedule