George Allen, owner of Desert Septic in Casa Grande, Arizona, reckoned the best way to improve relationships between onsite installers and inspectors in Maricopa County was to open lines of communication.
“Inspectors will inspect our systems and review our paperwork, but they’re never on site during the build,” Allen says. “What we’ve done to help both sides is to bring them on site during an installation, so we can answer all of the questions we have for each other.”Inspectors, for example, asked Allen why a seepage pit was relocated after design paperwork was submitted. In many cases, inspectors want to see
