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Sump Pump Notice:
Date
Name of Resident/Business
Address
Dear Resident/Business Owner:
This is a follow up to the
____________ (date) informational letter you received regarding the inspections
of sump pumps in the ________________________ (City, etc.). Your
home/business is scheduled to be inspected from _____________ (dates).
Inspectors will begin by going house
to house, without appointments, looking at connections in basements to insure
that when sump pumps are in place, they are properly connected, and that those
connections are made with rigid PVC-type pipe, not flexible hoses.
Inspectors will work
_____________________ (days, times). The average inspection will take
between 10 and 20 minutes. These door-to-door inspections are the quickest
and most cost effective way to inspect a large number of homes in a short time.
Homes with a correct connection or system will be issued a "passed inspection"
document.
If you are not at home when the
inspector arrives, or if it is not convenient for you to allow inspection at
that time, a notice will be left with a number you may call to make an
appointment. The number is equipped with a voice-mail feature so you may
leave a message at any hour of the day or night. Appointments will be
scheduled for _____________ (days, times). If you do not call and make an
appointment, we will attempt to contact you to arrange for inspection first by
telephone, and then through the mail. All homes and businesses need to be
inspected whether or not there is a sump pump. If you do not arrange for a
sump pump inspection, a surcharge of $100 per month will be added to your
wastewater bill until your home/business is inspected.
Home/business owners who have
incorrectly connected sump pumps will be required to correct the connection and
have the installation reinspected, before being issued a "passed inspection"
document. You will have _______ (days) to correct an improperly installed
sump pump. Those who do not correct an improperly installed sump pump will
incur a surcharge of $100 per month. This will be added to their sewer
bill each month until the sump pump is correctly installed and they have
scheduled and passed ___________ (City, etc.) inspection.
If you have any questions, you call
us at _____________ or visit the web site at: ____________.
Sincerely
________________ (City, etc.)
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