If someone tells you periodic mandatory septic system inspections are unnecessary, you might want to point them to statistics just released in Pennington County in South Dakota. The numbers published in this editorial in the Rapid City Journal make a good case for inspections by a qualified professional … and it’s good news for those of you who perform inspections and repair or replace onsite systems:
http://rapidcityjournal.com/news/opinion/editorial-data-justifies-septic-ordinance/article_168cd094-0664-11e1-ac78-001cc4c03286.html
In a nutshell, the county began regulating septic systems, sending out letters notifying 750 of the 5,000 septic system users about required inspections. While the majority of inspections have shown systems operating properly, records indicated
