Don't Sell a Southwest Missouri Home on a Septic System Before You Read This

The Governor and the Missouri legislature have become serious about attacking the pollution that private waste disposal systems are feeding into the Ozark lakes.

For many years, the lack of building codes meant freedom to build on top of rock and right to the shore line, using whatever private waste disposal system one could tolerate...but no more. The Governor has sounded the alarm and the Missouri Department of Natural Resources is stepping in where the county health departments have failed. There will be codes.

January 1, 2011, anyone in Stone County, Missouri, on a private waste disposal system will not be allowed to sell their home until they have successfully passed an inspection of their septic system. Systems can cost anywhere from $25,000 to $40,000 to replace. Stone County is only the first county to initiate such a law and the State legislature is contemplating a state-wide law requiring the same provisions.

Last summer, there were reports of contamination during the peak of tourist season that went unannounced to the public, costing one official his job. The Governor and the lawmakers are intent to see that such contamination is reversed and it will fall upon the owner of the septic system, no matter what condition he inherited it.

Home inspections are a must for southwest Missouri homes built in counties that have no codes or standards for their builders and contractors...and septic inspections must now be added to the "must do" list. The State is warning you, today....pay me, now, or pay me later.