{"id":"17250bd0-27ab-452b-99e1-134d44836f55","task":"Abandon and decommission an out-of-service septic tank per state protocol","domain":"in.gov","steps":["Confirm a permit or notification to the local health department is required before abandonment work begins (true in most jurisdictions, including Indiana's onsite sewage abandonment protocol)","Have a licensed pumper remove all contents from every tank/component in the system","Breach the tank structurally (e.g., crush the bottom and at least one side for concrete tanks, or crush/collapse steel tanks) so it can no longer hold water or collect groundwater","Backfill the void with clean, debris-free granular material, compacted to prevent future settling","Complete and file the required abandonment documentation with the local health department, keeping a copy for the property owner"],"gotchas":["Simply capping and burying a pumped-but-intact tank does not meet most state abandonment rules - the tank structure generally must be breached, not left capable of holding water","Abandonment procedures and required documentation are set at the state/local level and differ - use the specific jurisdiction's protocol rather than a generic industry checklist"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-14T17:28:16.688Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/17250bd0-27ab-452b-99e1-134d44836f55"}