PORT ANGELES — Clallam County homeowners with septic systems may be eligible for $100 rebates for inspections.
Environmental Health, a department of Clallam County Health and Human Services, is offering the rebate to qualifying homeowners who submit paperwork to the agency by May 15.
State regulations require the county to track septic system locations and inspection records of all county septic systems.
Septic systems must be inspected at least once every three years for gravity septic systems and annually for all other septic systems.
Eligibility
To be eligible for the rebate, the property must meet one of the following conditions:
■ First priority will be given to properties in the Marine Recovery Area, which is from Deer Park Road east to the county line, for which no septic permit records are on file with the department and which require a system location and current inspection by a qualified professional.
Owners of these systems should have already received letters from Environmental Health about the status of their septic systems.
■ 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 no current inspection is on file with Environmental Health.
Funds are limited, and first-priority systems will receive rebates ahead of other priorities.
The homeowner also must have the system located, if necessary, and have a professional inspection, complete any required maintenance and submit proof of inspection and receipts to Environmental Health by the deadline.
More information
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 the website.
To find out if your septic system qualifies for the rebate, contact Environmental Health at 360-417-2350 or EnviroHealth@co.clallam.wa.us with the physical address of the septic system in the message.