Gray handles the HHE-200 and local inspection
Gray Code Enforcement takes local subsurface wastewater applications and schedules inspections. The town fee schedule checked for this site listed $290 for a complete non-engineered subsurface wastewater application. Fees and project additions can change, so confirm today’s total at 207-657-3112.
That town fee does not include the evaluator, excavation, tank, field, pumping, or lawn repair. Keep the permit as one line in the project quote and price the physical work from the approved design.
Primary source: Gray Code Enforcement.
Keep clean water away from the field
Gray’s lakes, wetlands, and rural roads make wet-ground timing important. Route gutters, sump discharge, and grading away from the disposal area. Tell us whether trouble starts after snowmelt, a storm, a crowded weekend, or a plumbing change.
A pump-out removes solids and lets us see the open tank. It cannot make saturated soil accept water. If sewage surfaces or the tank quickly refills, cut water use and schedule diagnosis instead of another routine maintenance visit.
Get the Gray tank ready for pumping
Have the address, last pumping date, tank size if known, HHE-200, and current symptoms ready. Point out gates, pets, buried utilities, gardens, and the field. If the lid is buried, ask whether locating and digging are included. Keep your head and body clear of any open tank, and never go inside.
Maine CDC recommends pumping about every two to five years based on use and annually with a garbage grinder. That is maintenance guidance, not one deadline for every Gray home. Tank capacity, household use, solids, and system instructions set the actual schedule.
Primary source: Maine CDC Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rule.
Your load goes to an authorized facility
Maine DEP licenses each truck used to transport Category C septage. Program rules call for a decal on the driver's side window, a license kept with the truck, and shipment records. Pumped material goes to an authorized receiving or disposal facility; ask where your load will be taken.
Keep the pump date, contractor name, amount removed, visible findings, and destination with the property records. Shared and commercial systems may have extra recordkeeping requirements.
Primary source: Maine DEP non-hazardous waste transporter program.
Gray handles the local permit
Call the town at 207-657-3112 about HHE-200 submissions, current fees, inspections, and whether a repair needs approval. Cumberland County describes the service area, but the town’s Local Plumbing Inspector handles the permit.
We can pump the tank and build approved work. A licensed site evaluator draws a replacement. The Local Plumbing Inspector decides the permit and checks required stages before cover.
Primary source: Maine CDC HHE-200 permit forms and guidance.
When not to schedule a Gray pump-out
Do not order septic pumping if records show public sewer. If only one sink or toilet is slow, call a plumber first. If sewage is on the lawn, cut water use and keep people away; pumping may create temporary capacity but does not prove the field is sound.
Call (207) 962-2299 with the address and what you see. An independent septic contractor confirms availability, price, and the service arrangement. We do not promise a response time or permit approval.