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TEL NO:509-156-4?16
Spolkane County
Health District
West 1101 College Avenue Spokane, Washington 99201-2095
July 5, 1989
#075 POI
Monique B. Smith
N. 5112 Lucille Road
Spokane, WA 99216
Dear Ms. Smith:
You have elected to receive this radon detector and to pursue monitoring of
your home which was built under the requirements rof the Northwest Energy
Code. The radon detectors and the evaluation of such/detector are provided by
the Bonneville Power Administration at Bonneville's expense and at no cost to
suit of radon
you
measures etort dwellingor per unit" The additional monitoring isyour
rresponsibility
and is at your expense.
The following procedures—shall be used in the installation and handling of
your radon detector:
1. The radon detector shall be placed in the dwelling in accordance with
the following guidelines:
(a) Remove the detector from the aluminum packet. (The detector package
may be hung with the detector tag as long as it does not shield the
detector itself.)
ace, such
s
(b) livingtroom,rshall dining room, kite chen, den, familyin a eQom,vorghalas
The hallway, etc.
(c) The monitoring location shall be on the first floor of the dwelling
completely above grade level.
(d) The detector shall be hung on the wall, placed on an open shelf, or
suspended from the ceiling 4 feet to 7 feet above the floor, away from
windows and doors, and away from possible drafts from heating or
cooling vents.
2. At the time the radon detector is placed in the dwelling, the date
should be written on the tag where indicated, denoted as Section 1.
Similarly, the date of removal shall be written in Section 4 of the
tag. DO ending dates.l DOtNOTefillnitOr out the remaindeblanks reofatheng tag� histand
for agency use only.
3. The radon detector shall remain in place for at least three months
during the period September through March, but 456-3613 shld notremain
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4. When the monitoring period is completed, the radon
nmein detectors shallp of the
be
placed back in the aluminum packet that they
foil packet shall be folded over and taped or held shut by similar
in
means. If the foil packet has been lost,
athen wrap
the
ddetector
partin
heavy aluminum foil to help
contamination during
uri gee County Health or
deliver the radon detector with
th
tag to
5. At least once a month, the Health District will submit
tsull detectors
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received from consumers to a processing agency. "radon
returned to the Health District, and you will be notified by a
results notification letter".
For more information, please call 456-6040.
Sincerely,
ENVI•,NMENTAL HEALTH �1IVISION
Daryl EJWay, R.S.
Assist • Director
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c: George Webster, Spokane Property Development, City Hall
Marty Robinson, Energy Code Coordinator, SC Building & Safety