INSPECTION WORKSHEET 03142024
INSPECTION WORKSHEET
Town of Queensbury - Building and Codes - Fire Marshal
742 Bay Road - (518) 761-8256 Building (518) 761-8206 Fire Marshal
Case Number: 2024-0111 Case Module: Permit
Inspection Date: March 14, 2024 Inspection Status: Failed
Inspector: Mark Smith Inspection Type: Property Transfer
Job Address: 142 Sunnyside North
Queensbury,NY 12804 Parcel Number: 279.17-2-2
Contact Type Company Name Name
Contractor IBS Septic & Drain null null
Owner David & Christine Hornberger Rev Living Trust
Checklist Item
Status
Building Inspector notes
3/14/24 property transfers inspection not approved.
- septic system appears to be in failure, when the pump tank was
activated the D box overflowed and was unable to receive effluent.
- no alarm floats were observed in the pump tank.
- a access riser is required at the outlet side of the septic tank.
-an outlet baffle will need to be installed at the septic tank
-the pump in the basement will need to have a sealed cover installed.
please contact a engineer to discuss installing a new system using the
existing septic and pump tanks
N/O
Weather
Temperature (Fahrenheit)
Test each fixture flow to septic tank
Whirlpool tub, add 250 gallons
Garbage grinder, add 250 gallons
Septic tank for bedrooms, whirlpool,
garbage grinder within 250 gallons
Leaking water fixtures
Stormwater
Sump pumps
Foundation drains
Roof gutters don't discharge over leach
field
Roof runoff
Other
Plumbing fixtures tested and confirmed
Holding tank; if yes, include capacity
Holding tank, verify level rises
Verify 50 percent and 90 percent floats
Excavate 18 inches around to verify no
leach field is connected
Watertight
Outlet pipe; automatic failure, if yes
Cesspool; automatic failure, if yes
Overflow pipe; automatic failure, if yes
Septic tank; include number of tanks
Concrete tank
Metal tank; automatic failure, if yes
Plastic tank
Tank Other
Engineer's report on ETU
Aerobic system
Type
Manufacturer
Model
Maintenance agreement or service
contract; required
Access riser; if yes, what is depth to
cover
Depth below grade to top of tank
Tank cover
Septic outlet cover extension, required 12
inches or more below grade
Pump station extension, required 12
inches or more below grade
Septic inlet cover extension, required 12
inches or more below grade
Inlet baffle
Outlet baffle
Effluent filter
Liquid level at, above or below discharge
invert
Number of tank compartments
Visible scum layer
Main tank cleanout size and location
Capacity in gallons
Water tight tank
Evidence of a pipe bypassing the tank
Is the tank being pumped more than 4x a
year
Dosing or pump tank sealed
Capacity of pump tank, in gallons
Ejector or grinder pump sealed
Does the pumps appear to be operating
properly
Is there a high water alarm
Are both switch and alarm operable
Is there evidence of surface water
infiltrating
Are there any obvious electrical
shortcomings
D-box material: concrete or plastic
Baffle and d-box or 45 degree angle
Cracked, corroded or deformed
Speed levers in d-box
Solids in d-box
Number of drop boxes
Outflow line invert above leach line
inverts
Evidence of liquid above outlet inverts
Sump pump not connected to septic
system
Water softener not connected to septic
system
Surface discharge; if yes, to where
Absorption field
Absorption bed
Raised system
Sand filter
Mound system
Seepage pits; how many
Apparent structural damage
Seepage Pit Other
Weather, lack of information,
inaccessibility
System appears to have functioned
adequately
System appears undersized or have
undersized components
System or components are unacceptable
No treatment tank or other critical
components
Recommend upgrade, expand or replace
1 or more components
As built provided is accurate
On site as built required before inspection
is complete
Evidence of prolonged high liquid level
System needs repais
System passes all function testing
Mark Smith
Code Enforcement Officer