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March 21, 2024
Garfield County Environmental Health Department
195 14th St, Building A
Rifle, CO 81650
RE: Lot 3 Highline Ranch
147 Mustang Mesa Trail, Rifle, Co 81650
OWTS Construction Approval Letter
Permit Number SEPT-7619
I visited the construction site on 11/1/23 to review the installation of the onsite
wastewater treatment system (OWTS) prior to backfilling the chambers. The contactor,
J.Caliber Construction, had left the absorption field open for this site visit and wanted to
backfill once the field could be reviewed by myself and the County inspector. The
chambers were in place and the piping from the septic tank through the distribution box
and to the end of the rows was completed. I was to make a follow up visit once the
system was backfilled and the piping out of the house was completed and the distribution
box could be tested for even flow.
Civil Engineering Land Surveying
I made a follow up visit on 2/13/25 to look at the final improvements to the system. The
septic tank manways were in place. The cleanout outside the building was now in place as
well as the caps on the outfall pipes of the distribution box to provide even flow. The septic
field was also backfilled. A flow test was performed from the house sewer line and flow was
coming out of the septic tank and evenly distributing to the 3 rows.
The OWTS installation for 147 Mustang Mesa trail has been installed to the intent of
the 9/12/22 OWTS design drawings and appears to be operating as designed. The only