Off Site Drain Fields
Runaway Bay Homeowners Association, Inc.
Statement on Off-site Drain field and
Off-site Sewer Line Run Installation and Maintenance

Many of the lots in Runaway Bay do not perc.  Therefore, the developer ran a sewer line from those individual lots to a designated drain field easement on common area (off-site drain field).  These sewer lines, referred to as Forced Main Sewer Lines (FMSL) run through most existing common area roadway utility easements in the development, including many of those bordering properties serviced by on-site septic fields, and in some cases across lots.  The Association and the property owner each have certain responsibilities for the FMSL and off-site drain field easements as specified below.

The Association's responsibility with respect to the FMSL is limited to insuring the surface of all common area roadway utility easements, which may include drain field easements, is maintained so as to permit accessibility.  The Association's responsibility with respect to the common area embodying the designated off-site drain field is limited to insuring the site is reserved for the designated purpose and remains accessible for drain field installation and maintenance

The property owner is responsible for:

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Installation and maintenance of the designated off-site drain field, including excavation for drain line runs and removal of existing trees within the designated site only.
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Regrading and reseeding the surface above the drainfield to prevent erosion after installation by the property owner.  Any trees that were removed to install the drainfield should not be replaced,
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Maintaining the integrity of the underground drain lines in the designated off-site drain field.
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Maintaining the FMSL from the property to the offsite drain field throughout its complete run.



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Repairing any other FMSL that may be damaged when the property owner, or property owner's agent, excavates within the utility easement.

All property owners are cautioned that surveys conducted by Miss Utility will identify only public utility service lines (electrical, telephone).  As the FMSL are part of a private utility system, the presence of FMSL within a roadway utility easement will not be marked during a Miss Utility survey.  Third party contractors are available in the local area to conduct private utility identification and marking survey.  The individual property owner is responsible for contracting for this FMSL identification and marking survey to avoid damage to FMSL buried in the common area roadway utility easement.  

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