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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