I am a realtor that is working with the buyers and the property is in
escrow.  We have been trying to get from the seller, Douglas Karrel a
copy of where the current septic and leach lines are. Where can I go
to get the septic tank location and leach lines for a property in
Escondido, California 92025 at 3081 Colley Lane.  Current owner is
Douglas Karrel and he had the home built in 1985.  It is situated in
the County of San Diego and not within the city of Escondido. But it
is very close to city property.  The home is on septic.

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Clarification of Question by pepper05-ga on 06 Mar 2005 07:43 PST

To clarify my question.  The property is in the County of San Diego. 
My buyers want to build on the property which is 1.98 acres with the
home approximately in the middle of the acreage.  A septic inspection
was done and we only saw the reciepts of the inspection.  Could the
septic company know where the lines and septic tank be?

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Request for Question Clarification by cynthia-ga on 06 Mar 2005 16:09 PST

Yes. It's very likely the septic company would know the location, or
alternately, tell you the fastest way to find out.

You could try here.

http://www.ci.escondido.ca.us/depts/cd/building/index.html

Or here.

http://www.sandiego.gov/development-services/industry/buildrecords.shtml

been there, done that.

If it isn't on file with the local authorities (see David's links)
then you need to dig.

It might be possible to locate the inspector who had to approve it (if
it was ever approved) but that's a real stretch.

Two points

In some areas it used to be a lot cheaper to simply install your own
system, wait till you get caught and then pay a one-time fine. That
may have happened so there were no permits or inspections.

Also, this is a legacy system and is probably grandfathered - digging
could void that and require the buyer to start over on a very
expensive job.

been there and done that, too:
I'm tempted to get my book on Cal. Realtors, 'cause I think they
should know about such things.
Can a second dwelling be built on the 1.98 acres?  That would surprise
me, but my experience is in counties north of SF, or will the present
one be torn down?
If a second home is possible and intended, the present septic system
probably would not be adequate by the code (based on number of
bedrooms, I believe), though in practice it probably would suffice
(only my assumption that the code errs on the high side, but hooking
into it get's in the grey area Siliconsam touches on. People in the
business might be able to tell you off the record, but, of course,
they would rather prefer to do work for your buyer.).
If it will be a second dwelling, what about putting in a separate
septic system with all the necessary approvals?
In addition to the above, good comments:
Yes, a company that did a septic inspection should, of course, know
where the septic tank is and its capacity, and should be able from the
lay of the land estimate where the leach lines are.
It is also possible that the approval for the septic facility was
secured by the previous owner of the property to make it attractive to
sell and can tell you  who did his work.  You'll know where to find
the previous owner's name and address, but I guess that he doesn't
have to be around any more.  But if you don't find approval for
Karrel's having it done, you could look back to the previous year or
two.
With all the recent rain in the area, it probably isn't possible to
recognize  an area on the property that shows unusual green.  If one
can, that would be where the leach lines are, and the tank upstream of
them, which could be found  by testing with a sharp metal rod.
Enough suggestions while I still wonder why Douglas Karrel can't or
won't be more helpful.
Good Luck.