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ATTACHMENT II TO: ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH STAFF FROM: DANIEL S. WELEBIR, R.S. , MPH, Director Division of Environmental Health 40;4l RE: Policy for Approval of FHA, VA, Cal Vet and Conventional Loan Requests for Water and/or Sewage Disposal Systems Inspection(s) DATE: 17 April 1979 THIS POLICY STATEMENT SUPERCEDES THE POLICY STATEMENT DATED MARCH 20, 1969 PERTAINING TO LOAN VERIFICATIONS I. Upon receipt of a request for an inspection of the water and/or sewage disposal system in the case of an FHA, VA, Cal Vet or Conventional Loan, the District Sanitarian will first review any well permit and/or Sanitation Permit Applications for the premises, and then make a through inspection of the premises , to determine if the individual well and sewage disposal system meet the requirements of the rules and regulations of the respective ordi- nances. I A. WELLS 1. Only after the well is found to be sealed, and that it meets well isolation requirements as shown on the well permit application, should a requested water sample be taken for bacteriological analysis. No water sample will be collected, in the event that the well is not sealed or does not meet the isolation requirements. The District Sanitarian will report deficiencies in writing, to all parties concerned; a practical recommendation for correction is to be a part of the report. 2. Upon receipt of the satisfactory results of a bacteriological quality analysis, the water supply may be approved as an individual s domestic water supply. B. SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS 1 . If a Sanitation Permit is on file for a completely new septic system, which is no more than three (3) years old, approval may be granted subject to site inspection indicating "No ' Evidence of Failure". However, if the septic system is more than three (3) years old, a request shall be made to have both compartments of the septic tank opened and both compartments pumped. The condition of the T's, elbows, baffles, etc. , shall be inspected and recorded during the open tank inspection. 2. When there is no record of a Sanitation Permit on file,• a .request shall be made to have both compartments of the septic tank opened and pumped prior to an inspection. During the open-tank inspection the type, size and condition of the tank is to be determined and correctly reported on the Environmental Health Form along with a plot plan diagram of the location of the septic tank, and the well location, and a notation stating "Condition, size and location of leach field not retrievable"'.' If there is no evident_ of sewage / disposal system failure (e.g. surfacing sewage) and the septic tank