Do you want to learn more about septic maintenance? Be certified to inspect your own septic system?

Clallam County Environmental Health is offering a Septics 101 (Septics Maintenance) and Septics 201 (Do-It-Yourself Septic Inspection) classes this April and May. Pre-registration is required and available online at www.clallam.net under Online Services or by contacting Environmental Health at 360-417-2506.

Interested in Septic Maintenance? Attend Septics 101 class.

This FREE 2.5-hour class provides homeowners with an overview of the what, why and how of septic system maintenance. The Septics 101 class will be held at Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim, on the following date:

Wednesday, April 6, 6-8:30 p.m.

As an alternate to the class, there is an online Septic 101 version available via the Environmental Health website at www.clallam.net/Septics101.

Interested in becoming certified to inspect your own septic system?

Attend Septics 201 Do-It-Yourself (DIY) Self-Inspection class.

This free 2-hour class provides homeowners an overview of the what, why and how of safely inspecting your septic system and includes an instructional video, a brief demonstration and a short exam. Not all septic systems are eligible for homeowner inspection and systems located in the Marine Recovery Area (between Bagley Creek watershed and east to the county boundary) must first be inspected by a licensed septic inspector.

Septic inspections are required by state law. Gravity septic systems inspected every three years; all other systems inspected annually. Remember: Pumping is not the same as an inspection.

The Septics 201 classes will be held at the Dungeness River Audubon Center at Railroad Bridge Park, 2151 W. Hendrickson Road, Sequim, on the following dates:

Thursday, April 21, 6-8 p.m.

Wednesday, May 4, 6-8 p.m.

Pre-registration is required and available online at www.clallam.net under Online Services or by contacting Environmental Health at 360-417-2506.

Remember: Septics 101 (either the in-person class or on-line version at www.clallam.net/Septics101) is a prerequisite for Septics 201. Not all septic types are eligible for Septics 201 DIY inspections. Before registering, go to www.clallam.net/septic, click on Summary of Septic System Inspection Requirements and check your eligibility.

An online Septics 201 DIY course also is available via the Environmental Health website accessible at www.clallam.net/Septics201DIY.