Patriot Permitting & Engineering has obtained permits for a variety of projects.  Described below are just a few of the projects we have designed, engineered and permitted.
 

SIX BAY COMMERCIAL BUILDING
Still under construction, this six bay commercial building located in Halifax, MA required an engineered site plan comprised of ten plan sheets and a comprehensive Stormwater Report composed of a drainage analysis, treatment calculations, and more. The project required four major permits: Site Plan Approval, Septic System Design Approval, Conservation Approval, and Approval from the Natural Heritage and Endangered Species Protection Act.  

Top Photo (left): Front view of building showing three bay doors.  Parking spaces will be located in front of the building.

Top Photo (right): Rear view of building showing three bay doors below the three bays entered at the front of the building. The subsurface stormwater management system is located between the rear of the building and the treeline.

PROPOSED RESIDENTIAL DWELLING IN COHASSET, MA
With all required permits in hand, construction on this vacant lot is slated to commence in the spring of 2010.  The engineering required for this project included an engineered site plan complete with on site drainage design, site grading, and a portion of the septic design.  The permits obtained for this project were a Notice of Intent and the Cohasset Stormwater Management Permit.  Satellite photography, combined with Cad overlay technologies, were used in this project to help identify watershed characteristics and assess environmental impacts.  The ability to employ advanced technologies serves to improve the accuracy of the runoff analysis while reducing the amount of man hours typically required for completing the task.


SEPTIC SYSTEM DESIGNS AND INSPECTIONS

Shown in the photographs below, are newly installed Distribution Boxes about to undergo a water test.  Water tests are an important part of the inspection as they serve to verify that the Distribution box was installed properly. It is extremely important for a Distribution Box to be absolutely level to achieve its intended purpose of distributing wastewater evenly throughout the leaching area. Conducting a water test during a construction inspection verifies that each pipe exiting the Distribution Box is level and receiving the same volume of liquid for equal distribution.
   

The photograph shown directly above, depicts a typical leaching system consisting of two leaching trenches constructed of crushed stone. A typical stone leaching trench is 2’ wide by 2’deep.  The length of the trench varies depending upon soil conditions and the design flow of the dwelling it serves.  All systems are required to be inspected and to have an As-Built Survey performed prior to backfilling.   An As-Built Survey is a survey of the installed system components for the verification of code compliance.
A surveyor uses an instrument called a theodolite to perform an As-Built Survey on the components of this septic system.  The instrument accurately determines the location and elevation of system components.
 
Helpful Title V information for homeowners  who have their homes on the market
When is a septic system required to be inspected?  A septic system must be inspected within two years prior to the transfer of the property unless:
  1. The system passed an inspection conducted, or received a Certificate of compliance from the municipality’s Health Department, within two years of the date of property transfer. The two year time frame may be extended up to three years within the date of transfer of the property if official pumping records are available demonstrating that the system had been pumped at least once a year during that time.

  2. If bad weather prevents an inspection from being conducted at the time of transfer, the septic system may be inspected within six months after the date of transfer provided various disclosures and agreements are made between the buyer the seller.
In the case of a transfer of a real residential property, an inspection is not required if the transfer is between:
  1. Current spouses
  2. Parents and children
  3. Full siblings
  4. A grantor of an irrevocable or revocable trust where at least one of the designated beneficiaries is of the first degree of relationship to the grantor.
A septic system that has failed to pass a Title V Inspection must be replaced with a new upgraded system within two years.

For more details regarding Title V regulations that are applicable to inspections and property transfers, click on the link below and scroll down to Section 15.301.
www.mass.gov/dep/service/regulations/310cmr15.pdf
 
 
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