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Falmouth Title 5 BOH submission
How Falmouth, Massachusetts accepts Title 5 inspection reports — submission method, the BOH contact on file, and what inspectors should expect. Free, no signup.
Submission method
- How they accept reports
- Contact email
- [email protected]
- Portal
- https://www.falmouthma.gov/273/Health
- County
- Barnstable
- Notes
- Health Agent: Scott McGann. [email protected] is the verified published mailto for the whole dept.
What to file
The MA Title 5 inspection report under 310 CMR 15.301 is a standardized MassDEP form. It must include: inspector identity + NEIWPCC certification, system age, septic tank construction details and condition, distribution box static-liquid level, soil absorption system observations, water-use history, failure indicators (effluent breakout, backups, ponding, soil saturation, system failure), inspector attestation, and a certification result (Pass / Conditional Pass / Further Evaluation / Fail).
Common rejection reasons
- Illegible handwriting or scanned PDF quality below readable threshold.
- Missing inspector attestation under 310 CMR 15.302.
- D-box static-liquid level not reported.
- Effluent breakout location not described in narrative.
- Failure indicators ticked but inconsistent with the certification result.
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