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Home My WebLink Aboutpitkin.eh.264522100006 (2014)Pitkin County Environmental P-alth Department Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systt. n (OWTS) USE PERMIT Permit for Continued Use of an Existing OWTS 76 Service Center Road, Aspen, CO 81611 Phone: 970-920-5070 Fax: 970-920-5077 www.aspenpitkin.com/EHNR Parcel ID #: 2645-221-00-006 OWTS Use Permit #: I 0045.2014.POWU Date Issued: 09/11/2014 Issued By: Bryan Daugherty Expiration Date: 09/11/2015 Owner(s): I Philip St Baker Property Address: 1450 Mesa Road Legal Description: Lot 49, Shield -O -Terraces Licensed Inspector: Carla Ostberg Inspection Date(s): 9/4/14 SYSTEM INFORMATION Components Type Capacity/Size Primary Treatment Unit Single compartment septic tank Single compartment septic tank 2000 gallons 1000 gallons Secondary Treatment Unit Absorption Area Graveness chamber bed 162 Chambers (2524 ft2) Other System Components OWTS Use Status: ® In use at the time of the inspection. ❑Not in use at the time of the inspection.* *If the OWTS was not in use at the time of the inspection, it is recommended that the system be re-evaluated when it is in use for a more accurate evaluation of the system. System Records: Permit #: 99062 N/A Date of Issuance: 8/17/99 Date of Final Approval: 10/4/99 # of Bedrooms or fixtures served by OWTS: 5 bedrooms Operational Status: The pump is not functioning at the time of inspection and proof of repair must be received prior to C/O for the remodel. Other than the pump, the system components appeared in good condition. Tees were in place in each tank. The absorption field area did not show any signs of surfacing effluent or failure. Inspector Recommendations: Clean effluent filter yearly. Department Recommendations: N/A Issuance of this OWTS Use Permit is based solely on the conditions observed and reported by the inspector to the Department on the date of the inspection(s) and on Department records at the time of permitting. The issuance of this permit does not constitute a guarantee, warranty, or representation by the Department that the system will operate properly or will not fail or that the system will not be subject to future enforcement action to correct non-compliant conditions. Estimated capacity of the system has been listed on the permit and we recommend that you monitor and/or meter water use to prevent overuse and possible failure. i itkin County Environmental He, i Department 41 I h IN Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) USE PERMIT APPLICATION Col N-0 76 Service Center Rd Aspen, CO 81611 Website: www.aspenpitkin.com/ehnr/ ennlir_atinn fnr Continued Use of an Existina OWTS Parcel ID# (available from the Pitkin County Assessor's Office 264522100006 - 970-920-5160 or at ): Ceti Phone: q -70—(42 -T-1620 Purpose of Use Permit j PROPERTY TRANSACTION ® REMODEL/ADDITION Property Address: 1 450 Mesa Rd 5nowma55 Lot: 4q Block: Filing. Subdivision. Shield -O -Terraces Residences: 5 Other 4.5 fixtures/uses: Baths # of Bedrooms: Property Owner(s)' Philip 5t Baker Email Address. P5tBaker@ermpower.com.au Owner's Mailing Address: S/65S Upper Brookfield Rd City, State, Zip: QLD 406q Australia Home Phone: q -i O- CI2 3- 3 2 5 q Business Phone: 'r.nntart information must to Drovided for the owner signing this application. Primary Contact Person/Applicant (if not owner). Brad Elliott Company: Brad Elliott Architect, Inc Contact/Applicant Mailing Address 204 Park Ave Unit 2F City. State. Zip Basalt, CO 8 16 2 1 Ceti Phone: q -70—(42 -T-1620 Business Phone: q -70—C12 7-7620 Fax Number: Email Address brad@bearchitect.com Indicate Preferred Method of Permit Receipt: Email El Fax ❑ US Mail _icensed Systems inspector Phone Number: Email Address. Fax Number. Carla 05tberg q'70-'704-0454 carla.ostbergogmail.com Mailing Address: City, State, Zip: CBO Inc. 35 Four Wheel Drive Rd Oarbondale, CO 5 1623 1 certify that the above information is complete and accurate and that I have provided complete and accurate information in all of the documents included in my application package. I acknowledge that this department may revoke any permit I am issued if my application is found to contain any inaccurate, false, or misleading information. Owner Signature (Required):Date: ,r L?� 2 /71 Applicant Signature: 1.7 e 'qz Date: O q /0 Cl/ 14 Please allow 3-5 business days for processing of Use Permits, FOR OFFICE USE ONLY Received by EH Staff: Fee & Receipt #: Date: prM pfq`! September 6, 2014 Brad Elliot brad 6D bearch itect. com CBO Inc. 33 Four Wheel Drive Road Carbondale, CO 81623 cell) 970-309-5259 office) 970-704-0484 carla.ostberg(a�gmail.com Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Use Permit Inspection 1450 Mesa Road Pitkin County, Colorado Mr. Elliot, As requested, CBO Inc. performed an Onsite Wastewater Treatment System (OWTS) Use Permit inspection at 1450 Mesa Road, Snowmass, Colorado on September 4, 2014. The permit and record drawing was provided by Pitkin County Environmental Health Department (Parcel ID #2645-221-00-006). The subject OWTS consists of one 2000 -gallon, single -compartment concrete septic tank followed by a 1000 -gallon, single -compartment concrete septic tank with a pump in the second compartment. The absorption area consists six gravelless chamber beds, each with three rows of nine Standard Infiltrator® chambers for a total of 162 Standard Infiltrator® chambers and 2511 square feet of infiltrative area (using 15.5 square feet per chamber). All septic tank lids were accessible from grade. Inlet and outlet tees were present in both tanks. The PVC lid on the last compartment of the septic tank is not secured with screws. The filter inside the pump vault was cleaned. This filter should be cleaned annually, or as needed. The wiring in the pump chamber is not protected. The high water float appeared to be set higher than the outlet line for the pump. We were not able to manipulate the floats in the septic tank, so we attempted to manually run the pump from the control panel. When in manual, the pump was not operational. The breakers in the panel were ON and the pump control in AUTO before we turned it to MANUAL. We suspect the problem could be electrical. No alarm would sound if the pump was not functional, as the high water alarm is likely set above the pump line. The system may be operating via gravity flow, which is why no problems have been experienced. A qualified, pump professional should be contacted to check the pump, fix the wiring and adjust the float settings. We recommend Valley Precast out of Buena Vista 970-395-6764. Sludge and scum levels in the septic tank do not warrant pumping at this time. If occupied full time, the septic tank may be due for pumping next summer. If not occupied full time, we recommend checking the solids levels next summer. We walked the clearing (path of pump line) from the septic tanks to the absorption area, which is located down gradient of the septic tanks. Inspection ports were present at both ends of each bed. Inspection ports were very high and there were no caps on any of the ports. We recommend cutting inspection ports to a more desirable height and capping all ports. The inspection ports were dry and the absorption area showed no signs of saturation and had no indication of failure. This evaluation is not a guarantee of future system performance. This inspection is good for one year. Recommendations: • Secure poly lid of 1000-gallon septic tank with screws. • Clean filter annually, or as needed. • Cut inspection ports in absorption area to a desirable height. Cap ends of ports. This report should be submitted along with documentation of puma, wiring, and float repairs to the Pitkin County Environmental Health Department. The following links are the required application and application checklist. Application: hfp://www aspenpitkin com/Portals/0/docs/county/Com%2ODev/EHNR/OWTS%20Use%2OPermit%2OAp plication.pdf Application Checklist: http://www aspenpitkin com/Portals/0/docs/county/Com%2ODev/EHNR/OWTS%20Use%2OPerimt%20AP plication%20Checklist. pdf Please call with questions. Sincerely, Carla Ostberg, MPH, REHS NAWT Certified Inspector Certification # 110441T Exp. 2016 September 4, 2014 2000 -gallon tank / inlet Outlet 1000 -gallon tank / inlet Pump Wires to pump in riser are not protected. Clean out near house Control panel is located in mechanical room in house. Path from septic tanks to absorption area Absorption area (note very high inspection ports) View of absorption area ,01 T K IN Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems (OWTS) Use �! Permit Inspection Form Y r Cou N T Pitkin County Environmental Health Department 76 Service Center Rd, Aspen, CO 81611 Phone: 970-920-5070 Fax: 970-920-5374 Website: www. aspenpiti:in.co�nJehr:r Inspection form for continued use of an existing OWTS Owner's Name: V 6 t ; n e.11 " { Address: ( i.} G.J n t\,k-1 (; rx Parcel Number: Inspection Date: Inspector's Name: Business Name: R Ir>t C ✓ Phone Number li— ` 2 — C ? SCJ Email: ! fY r) l .; a i 1 (_n-// Pitkin County Systems Inspector License Number. i 1-1 A copy of this inspection report will be remitted to Pitkin County Environmental Health Department by the Licensed Systems inspector within 60 days of the inspection regardless of whether the system posses or fails. QUESTIONS FOR PROPERTY OWNER PRIOR TO INSPECTION: 2,v� [Aja� Is the home currently occupied? NO If NO, how long has the home been vacant? f tj v. IJ( C (.t N r� How many bedrooms are in the home? If secondary treatment is used, who is the maintenance provider?,� RECORDS: Were system records available from Pitkin County? YES f NO If YES: Permit number: , Q! () t L Date of Final Approval: � 0 tq C)9 # of bedrooms permitted: P_ Was an as -built drawing available? YES NO Is the as -built drawing accurate? Ek NO If NO: Complete a drawing of the system on last page of this form as accurately as possible. Any question marked FAIL will require correction before an OWTS Use permit is issued. SITE CONDITIONS: PA FAIL Proper grading, no evidence of erosion? Improper vegetative cover? Q NQ YES Evidence of compaction such as heavy machinery or livestock? O YES Improper discharges such as straight pipes? FAIL Evidence of high ground water?NO YES Snow cover present? { N YES Page 1 s 04. TANK: Tank 1 Tank 2 Tank 3 Tank capacity 1 000 gallons p gallons gallons Tank material # of compartments r ^ ' Date of last pumping ' 1' Lids/risers in good condition P FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL Risers to grade YES) NO YES NO YES NO Riser height LA I Riser condition/watertightness O)V_ Inlet sanitary T/baffle PASS FAIL PASS FAIL - PASS FAIL Outlet sanitary T/baffle Effluent filter (if part of design) 7 PASS PASS FAIL FAIL N/A PASS PASS FAIL FAIL N/A PASS PASS FAIL FAIL N/A Condition of tank material P FAIL PASS FAIL PASS FAIL Tank was pumped for inspection Y S NOS YES NO YES NO If YES, list the pumping company If NO, when was the last pumping Scum level (1st compartment) inches inches inches Sludge level (1st compartment) Scum level (2nd compartment) Z" inches inches _ inches inches inches inches Sludge level (2nd compartment) i inches inches inches Backflow (if pumped) Midtank baffle -PASS__- PASS FAIL fAlk- Nffi_ PASS PASS FAIL FAIL N/A , PASS PASS FAIL FAIL N/A Watertightness PASS, FAIL PASS FAIL PUMPS/DOSING SIPHONS: Is a pump or dosing siphon present? ES NO J' If YES, is the pump/dosing siphon functioning properly? PASS FAI Does the pump/wiring/dosing siphon appear to be in good condition? PASS FAIL Is the high water alarm working, both visible and audible? PASS FA`1' C(1 V, -J - Cr C�Jt SECONDARY TREATMENT: it Is a secondary treatment unit present? YES N UNKNOWN If YES, does the unit appear to be in good working condition? YES O Does the owner have a current maintenance contract for the unit? YES NO UNKNOWN Maintenance Provider: Phone: If there is no maintenance contract, a contract must be in place prior to occupancy of the home. A copy of the contract must be submitted to Pitkin County Environmental Health Department. ABSORBTION AREA: Effluent surfacing? Evidence of past surfacing? Surface dampness? Excessive odors? Field location verified by observation ports or probing: Liquid in observation port? If YES, record depth: Distribution Box or ADV part of original design? If YES, is it accessible from grade? Is it level and in good condition? NO,, NO j NO Ports NO FAIL YES YES YES Probing YES inches YES NO YES NO PASS FAIL Page 2 UNKNOWN Any problems with the system that were not addressed in the inspection checklist? Please list any recommendations for the continued use of the system: Were any repairs done as a result of this inspection? NO Y�F.S If YES, please describe the repairs. ! y To the best of my knowledge and training, the information collected in this inspection is accurate as of --�-a� 20 Licensed Systems Inspector Signature: Additional Notes: Clearly label any pictures and attach them to this form. Page 3 To the best of my knowledge and training, the information collected in this inspection is accurate as of --�-a� 20 Licensed Systems Inspector Signature: Additional Notes: Clearly label any pictures and attach them to this form. Page 3 0 ... ... .... - - =z -a- Z ZZ mm-= ZZ: 22. 2z: --------- -- r;z 4=zz zz