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Larry Thompson
- Aug 4, 2018
- 1 min
Session Law 2018-114 (Regulatory Reform Act)
House Bill 374 has become Session Law 2018-114 and Section 11(c) is especially nice for the North Carolina Licensed Soil Scientist (LSS) and the property owners that we work with. In summary, the LSS can now submit a soil report along with design and construction features for a new system, or repair of an existing system, which shall be approved by the applicable permitting authorities under G.S. 130A-336 and G.S. 130A-336.1, provided certain conditions are met. You may not
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Larry Thompson
- Apr 6, 2018
- 1 min
Test Before You Buy!
Within the past week I have worked on two properties that were purchased without having soil and site evaluations for septic tank suitability performed prior to the closings. Guess what? Both properties were denied a septic system permit. In one situation the property owner informed me that it was "just too good of a deal to pass up". The other property owner "fell in love" with the view and was determined to purchase the property even if it required "living off the grid".
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Larry Thompson
- Mar 3, 2018
- 2 min
The Best of the Best!
In 1990 I accepted a position with Union County Environmental Health as a "Sanitarian,” a position that is now known as an Environmental Health Specialist. I had no idea what I was getting into, only that it would not be remotely related to my long-held dream career, a wildlife biologist. It was a wild and crazy time to enter the profession as we were extremely busy, and the training program was nothing like what is offered today. It felt a bit like being thrown to the wolves
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Larry Thompson
- Feb 21, 2018
- 2 min
Pump Out that Septic Tank!
I have received a ton of requests for septic tank pump outs over the past two weeks... and I do not pump out septic tanks! It is that time of the year, and I will continue to receive these calls for help until late Spring. It is the wettest part of the year and older systems with thick clogging mats tend to fail when the ground is saturated. How can you prevent this? Maintain your septic system! Don't wait until there is a problem to have your tank pumped out, watch what
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