(1)

All new and existing POWTS shall be visually inspected within three years of the date of installation and at least once every three years thereafter.

(2)

Visual inspection of a POWTS shall be conducted by persons specified in SPS 83.54 to determine the condition of the tank and whether wastewater or effluent from the POWTS is ponding on the ground surface.

(3)

All new and existing septic tanks shall be pumped within three years of the date of installation and at least once every three years thereafter, unless upon inspection the tank is found to have less than 1/3 of the volume occupied by sludge and scum.

(4)

Pumping of a septic tank shall be done by a certified septage servicing operator in accordance with Wis. Admin. Code ch. NR 113.

(5)

The owner or owner's agent of a POWTS shall furnish the Planning and Zoning Department with a copy of the inspection report verifying the condition of the tank, whether wastewater or effluent from the POWTS is discharging to or ponding on the ground surface and the date of pumping within 30 calendar days of the date of inspection and/or pumping. Reports shall include all information required in Wis. Admin. Code ch. SPS 383.55, and be signed by the person(s) inspecting and pumping the POWTS. Other maintenance or management reports required by Wis. Admin. Code chs. SPS 383 or 384, shall be included with this report.