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Berl Title 5 performs Septic System Inspections and Soil Evaluations in Essex, Middlesex, and Suffolk Counties

What does a Title 5 Inspection include?

  • Uncovering the septic tank and distribution box

  • Use of an excavator is necessary when the tank and D-box are deeper than 3'

  • Contacting the town or city for as-built, water use, and pumping records

  • Locating all wells and wetlands within proximity of the system

  • Uploading the MassDEP Title 5 form to the Board of Health

Services Offered

Title 5 Inspections

Title 5 inspections are official, state-authorized inspections and the results are uploaded to the Board of Health.

Soil Evaluations / Percolation Tests

Soil Evaluations and percolation testing is a required part of the design of a septic system.

Unofficial inspections can be performed to inform the homeowner of the condition of the system

Unofficial System Inspections