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PUBL/C f�f�0?/C5 <br />December 23. 2006 <br />Duane Osterud <br />2010 122nd PI SE <br />Evi>rett WA 93208 <br />Re: Connection to A✓ailabie Fub6c Sewer - <br />On April 6, 't006, a letter was sent to inform you that a review of our records indicates <br />that your property may not be connected to the public sewer system. The Everett <br />Municipal Code requires that all property owners within 150 feet or adjacent to a public <br />sanitary sewer shall connect their private sewer system to the public sewer after being <br />notified by the Publir Works Department. <br />Our records also indicate that your property is adjacent to, or is within 150 feet of an <br />existing public �anitary sewer I have enclosed an excerpt irom our sanitary sewer <br />chart indicating the proximity of your property to a public sanitary sewer system. Any <br />costs te connect, including construction and monthly sewer charges, are to be bornP by <br />the property owner <br />II you believe that your residence or business is currently connected to the City's sewer <br />mam, please contact the City oi Everett Public Works Department at 425-257-8800 so <br />we can update our records <br />A sewer permit and application issued by ihe City and signed by an inspector is one <br />viable means of proof Another altemative to prove the structure is connected te the <br />sewer system is to a�low !he City of Everett to periorm a dye test. A dye test requires <br />the owner's permission and the residenCs notification to allow a city employee to enter <br />the premises and flush dye into the toi�et. In a short amount of time the colored water <br />w�ll appear in the sewer main if the residence is hooked up to the sewer system. <br />In the event you are not currently connected t� the sewer and wish to delay connec„�n, <br />the Cdy Engmeer may, on written request ircm the property owner, extend the time to <br />connect to the public sewer for a pericd of •p to a maximum of ten (10) years; provided <br />that, at the property owner's expense, the Snohomish Heslth District certifies, in writing, <br />to the Public Works Department that the existing sewage system is operational. The <br />Snohomish Health District can be contacted at (425) 339-5250; ask for the Wastewater <br />Divls�on To request a waiver retum the enclosed (orm. <br />