What a Title 5 Inspector Actually Checks
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A certified inspector is checking whether the system can be expected to protect public health and the water supply, not whether it looks tidy.
- Sewage backup anywhere in the building or at the tank
- Liquid depth and whether the tank is structurally sound
- Condition of the inlet and outlet baffles or tees
- Whether the distribution box is level and splitting flow evenly
- Ponding or breakout over the soil absorption system
- Setback distances to wells, wetlands and property lines
- Whether the system serves more flow than it was designed for
Where this comes from
- 310 CMR 15.000: Septic Systems (Title 5) — MassDEP
- New septic system regulations to mitigate nitrogen pollution on Cape Cod — Commonwealth of Massachusetts