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-2- <br /> Charles: I will tell you why, Bruce. We had a meeting with the Floodplain <br /> insurance people last week and they have come out with some very distinct and <br /> particular recommendations to us'. If this is with the "B", and I suspect that <br /> it might be, we may have a.revision from the Board of Health for one thing and <br /> from here, as well, for a check valve coming from the house out on your soil <br /> pipe. <br /> Bruce: What do you mean? <br /> Charles: A non-return valve between ``the house and the septic tank. What it is <br /> is that the floodplain people have ini'ormed us that some of the things that have <br /> been going on have been contrary to the insurance regulations. <br /> Bruce: How does that effect insurance? <br /> Charles: If you have a mortgage and you are within the area, you would file for <br /> floodplain insurance. <br /> Bruce: You mean, you would have a little valve that would go between the house <br /> and the septic tank. <br /> Charles: Yes, between the house and the septic tank so that no water could come <br /> back into the house in the event of a flood. <br /> Bruce: That wouldn't effect the areas over 11 feet. <br /> Charles: If it is within the "B" zone, which I suspect it is, it puts itwithin the <br /> 100 to 500 year flood line. What they are saying is that within that area, you <br /> should have that amount of protection because you are talking of a flood which <br /> could reach up and there would be enough pressure coming into the house. <br /> Bruce: I can see what they are saying. In this particular case, we have 16 feet <br /> and 4 feet. The pipe is even over 11 feet. <br /> Charles: What they are saying is with the hydraulics of it, that should the water <br /> back in from the septic system and start to force the water through the small pipe <br /> that instead of having an equal pressure and an equal rise, you are going to have <br /> an increase in the rise. <br /> Bruce: I think it would be a good law. It probably wouldn't cost anything to do <br /> it. <br /> Charles: As near as I can figure, and I was talking with a plumber that is on the <br /> state planning board . . . (interrupted) <br /> Bruce: The only thing that could happen is that you would get your sewerage back <br /> in your house and you would have to dig it out. <br /> Charles: This would prevent it from coming back in. <br /> Bruce: The State must have a uniform law to cover this whole State. <br /> Charles: These are the "Feds" that are coming in. <br />