In the 2013 MPCA SSTS Annual Report, local governmental units
were asked if they require compliance inspections at the time of
property transfer. A total of 225 LGUs responded to this question. Of those, 116 said they have a property transfer (or point-of-sale) compliance inspection program and
109 said they do not.
There were 52 of
86 reporting counties (60%) that indicated they have a property
transfer/SSTS compliance inspection program. For cities, 47 of 85 reporting cities (55%)
indicated they have a program.
Finally, 16 of 52 reporting townships (31%) indicated that they have a program.
An article in a recent edition of the Onsite Installer publication says Hawaii is considering SSTS compliance inspections when properties transfer as a way to help reduce the number of existing and new cesspools in the state.
"The Department of Health says cesspools release about 55 million gallons of untreated sewage every day across the state’s islands. State officials have said the time of transfer provision would help with the transition away from cesspools. As the plan says, 'Requiring cesspool upgrades when property is sold makes sense because the cost of the upgrade can be shared between the buyer and seller at a time when sellers, with proceeds from the sale, are better able to afford upgrading costs, and buyers, who are usually borrowing already for their purchase, may obtain additional financing for eliminating a cesspool.'”
The same edition of the Onsite Installer carries an excerpt from a recent edition of the SSTS Bulletin that quotes Manager Jim Ziegler on the benefits of conducting SSTS inventories.
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