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Management Plan for a Septic Tank and Soil Absorption Component assessment, maintenance personnershall advise the owner of when the next service needs to be performed to maintain less than maximum scum and sludge accumulation in the tank. Manhole risers, access risers and covers should be inspected for water tightness and soundness. Access openings used for servibe and assessment shall be sealed watertight upon the completion of service. Any opening deemed Unsound,defective,or subod to failure must be replaced. Exposed access openings greater than 84whes in diameter shall be secured by an effective locking device to prevent accidental or unauthorized entry into the tank. No one should enter a septic or other treatment or holding tank for any reason without being in full compliance wM OSHA standards for entering a confined space. The atmosphere within the septic or other treatment or holding tank may contain lethal gases, and rescue of a Person from the interior of the tank may be difficult or impossible. Tank abandonment shall be in accordance with Comm 83.33, Wis. Adm. Code when the tank is no longer used as a POWTS component Soli Absorption Component The soil absorption component serving this structure is designed to accept domestic wastewater from a residential facility. The limits of operation of this component are shown in Table 2. The longevity of a soil absorption component depends greatly on proper and timely maintenance. and system use within or below the tincts of reliable operation. Good water conservation practices by all occupants and the installation of water Conserving plumbing fixtures are key tactors in extending the useful fife of this component, The sod absorption every three yearsuspe�on smogs be assessed at least once observation pipes, and a visual inspection for 9 the levels of ponding, if any,in the from the any evidence of surface seepage or discharge reported toowner for sloping On steeply sites,areas of erosion should be Identified and repair. The surface discharge of domestic wastewater or sewage from the system is prohibited and considered a human health hazard. Traffic around or over the soil absorption component should be avoided particularly during winter months. The mon or removal of snow rower over the component may read to hydraulic failure by fieezing. Tttis type of fatiure is usually temporary.but Is ifficult or impossible lo repair until weather conditions improve. In general. soil compactt difficu r this will reduce diffusion of oxygen into the soft and dispersal can,which may lead to more intense,and earlier,organic clogging of the sort. Plantings of deep-rooted trees and shrubs directly over or within ten feet of the . component should be avoided since root intrusion into the component may obstruct wastewater flow. 2