A number jumped out at me while reading a report this morning about a proposed septic system disclosure rule for real estate transactions through the Fort Wayne-Allen County Department of Health in Indiana. Buried well below the lead paragraph about point-of-sale disclosures was a statistic that shows the critical importance of onsite system installers: Of the 15,000 to 16,000 septic systems in Allen County, up to 70 percent “aren’t operating up to today’s standards or have failed.’’
The report was published at www.journalgazette.net. See it right here: http://www.journalgazette.net/article/20130416/LOCAL/304169935/1002/local
The county’s board of health is considering mandatory disclosure forms aimed at identifying failing
