Company tells Grant County: DOE is wrong about fairgrounds septic system

EPHRATA A SeaTac companys president doesnt believe the state should have a say in at least two of the Grant County Fairgrounds septic systems.

Ken Morse, the president of Lifecycle Asset Engineering, told the commissioners Tuesday morning he doesnt believe the septic systems at the fairgrounds rise to the level of state regulations. He also offered a system to treat the sewage before its put into the drain field.

Fairgrounds Manager Jerry Gingrich explained someone suggested talking to the company after hearing about the state Department of Healths requirements to either connect to the citys sewer system or change the septic systems.

The Department of Health has jurisdiction on any septic system handling between 3,500 gallons per day and 100,000 gallons per day.

In a report prepared by Morse and Chief Engineer Mary Shustov, he suggested the pumps on two of the systems were aging and showing inaccurate data. They pointed out the septic system serving the busiest restroom handles about 25,000 gallons per day.

They suggested building holding tanks for the restroom, which could be pumped during fair or put on a timer to distribute the waste into the drain field over a longer course of time.

Morse said the county health district should have jurisdiction over the septic systems, and already issued permits after they were built.

Morse also suggested a product the company sells to treat waste called SludgeHammer. He believes the product could treat the waste before it goes into the drain field.

The company did not list what its services would cost the county.

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Company tells Grant County: DOE is wrong about fairgrounds septic system