The Sand Dollar Restaurant hopes to make it through another summer season before fixing its failing septic system. The Stinson Beach County Water District cited the restaurant last July after an inspector found that sludge had flooded a chamber that holds a diversion valve for two leach fields and grease had plugged a line leading to the septic tank. The restaurant’s owner, Sam Temer, recently submitted project plans to replace his septic system; he estimates construction time will be six to eight weeks, during which time the restaurant will need to be closed. Though he had originally proposed a start date in November to avoid the busiest time of the year for the business, district staff expressed concern about the winter rains. The district is now recommending he begin Sept. 17, though Mr. Temer has continued to advocate for a month later. This Saturday, the district’s board will hear both arguments. “[Our employees] pack away all their earnings during the “on season” in order to survive the financial doledrums [sic] of the off season,” Mr. Temer wrote last month in an email to Ed Schmidt, the district’s general manager. “Closing the Sand Dollar before the season has ended for construction will have negative financial consequences for the people I employ; and it is my responsibility as an employer to make this reality clear to each and every board member.” Currently, a pump truck comes once or twice a week to handle the restaurant’s septic. Mr. Temer has also installed an alarm system to alert staff of high levels in the tank. There is not yet an estimate quote for the total cost of the project, but Mr. Schmidt reported that the cost could be as high as $200,000. Mr. Temer has already spent nearly $7,000 to produce the project plans.