Comments on: Bills Address Mandatory Septic Tank Inspections

By: rmd

rmd — Sun, 18 Dec 2011 15:47:05 +0000

what if you dont have the money to pay for this? they gona foreclose on you or put you in jail. there are no jobs now in pensacola and they expect you to come up with this extra money.i guess there will be alot of people in jail.whos gona be getting a kick back in this?

By: S.L.B

S.L.B — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 15:23:19 +0000

To Kathy, you know if you have a problem with your septic tank if you do your annual routine maintenance (ie: dig up your filter and clean it and check things out) . In this household, we do not flush anything down the toilet but bio-degradable toilet paper, human waste and Rid-X (3 times a year). If your septic tank system and drain lines were installed correctly from the get go, you have no trees/roots near by that will interfere and you perform routine maintenance, then your odds are most excellent at not having any problems for many,many years to come.

Just because you feel a “reasonable price to inspect & pump” as you called it won’t hurt, that doesn’t mean that applies to everyone else! Just because a person might be able to afford a new car or etc…doesn’t mean I can. This is not a one size fits all situation and should not be treated as such!

By: charlie w.

charlie w. — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:21:08 +0000

Kathy on December 16th, 2011 8:03 am I am sorry, how would you know until it is too late if you have a septic system problem? A reasonably priced inspection once a year would not hurt you.

And just what is a reasonable price? My neighbor had his tank pumped yesterday and it cost him $700.00. Is that reasonable?

By: charlie w.

charlie w. — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:17:28 +0000

Folks, keep in mind that this bill comes from south fl. where the state issued permits in low areas, on river and lake banks, and now won,t everone to pay for their actions. Also lets take a look at ECUA. They spill millions of gallons of untreated waste into the river, (Escambia River) and now they won,t the whole county to pay for them not doing their job.
I may have to pay for unwanted and unneeded septic tank inspection, but the ones that dig up my yard had better leave it like they found it or I will sue.

By: Kathy

Kathy — Fri, 16 Dec 2011 14:03:33 +0000

I am sorry, how would you know until it is too late if you have a septic system problem? A reasonably priced inspection once a year would not hurt you.

By: Feeling the pain

Feeling the pain — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 23:19:53 +0000

I wish someone would take a look at this injustice.

Some of us are already forced to pay Escambia County $100 per year for septic tank “system” inspections. In addition we are forced by the county to maintain a Service Contract with a licensed Septic company at a cost of $350 per year.

This only applies to those of us with Aerobic Treatment Systems, which is nothing more than a different type of septic sewer system.

I wish someone would repeal the law that forces me to pay these exorbitant cost…..

By: Bratt, Florida resident

Bratt, Florida resident — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 21:05:51 +0000

Please keep fighting this for us Mr. Evers, we need ALL the help we can get these days! Thx

Don’t know about everyone else, but were doing good just to afford a Ham for the family this Christmas, and trying to find the needed money for upcoming property and fire taxes first of the 2012 year. No way does our household have $500 plus for a septic tank inspection that will just tell us, keep up the good job of maintaining your septic tank, no problems found here!

By: ngd

ngd — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 17:20:41 +0000

This thing smells to high heaven…I would like to know who is backing this bill? I will almost bet it is people who will be cleaning and replacing the septic tanks….Some one will be padding pockets…They made us jump through hoops to get our houses wired because to many houses were burning because of faulty wiring..Well there is still houses burning a lot of those houses were new houses…( I mean getting a permit, all they wanted was the permit money) keep fighting Mr. Evers

By: xpeecee

xpeecee — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:55:39 +0000

Keep up the good work, Mr. Evers!

By: Jane

Jane — Thu, 15 Dec 2011 12:20:29 +0000

All those petitions and those who signed them may have done some good! Thank you everyone! Stay on top of this one!!!! Let’s see if we can make a difference!