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How a Septic Tank System Works
If you are not a city dweller then you may find yourself not
connected to the city sewage system. If that is the case than you likely have
your own septic tank system. That means that the raw sewage is treated on your
property instead of being transferred to an offsite location for treatment.
Around twenty five percent of all North American homes still use a septic tank
system most of those are used by rural homes.
A septic tank system is actually a very efficient structure. There is a tank
that will have a capacity between one thousand and fifteen hundred gallons. At
one end there will be a pipe through which comes the waste and at the other end
a pipe that sends the treated waste into the septic field, this is sometimes
called weeping tiles.
The wastes enter the septic tank system leaving the solids in the first chamber
to be anaerobically absorbed which diminishes the amount of solids in the
system. The liquid wastes continue on to the second chamber where it then flows
out into the septic field. It works by gravity and only the odd time because of
the placement of a septic tank system will a pump be necessary to help it work.
This liquid waste will just become part of the ground water and feed the soil or
whatever plants are around it. Drive by a rural home and you’ll frequently see a
patch of greener grass. This is often where the septic field is located.
Some waste never gets decomposed and so periodically the septic tank system must
be cleaned out. There are services that do this for a reasonable price. They
have all the necessary equipment and its better to let them come in and take
care of this for you. If your system gives you no problems, then once a year, or
every couple of years, will be sufficient.
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| | | Toxic fumes kill two workers in septic tank - Times of India Mon, 17 Nov 2008 00:57:51 GMT Toxic fumes kill two workers in septic tankTimes of India, India - Nov 16, 2008CHENNAI: Two men hired by a resident of Chellaperumal nagar, Sriperumbadur, to clean his septic tank died after inhaling toxic fumes on Sunday afternoon. ...
| | | Flush Tax can be used for upgrades - Carroll County Times (registration) Tue, 18 Nov 2008 05:52:10 GMT Flush Tax can be used for upgradesCarroll County Times (registration), MD - Nov 17, 2008The MDE has approved a dozen technologies which have been incorporated into septic tanks that help reduce the nitrogen in septic tank effluent by at least ...
| | | Town Forgives Sewer Bill For Woman That Vowed Not To Pay - NorthEscambia.com Tue, 18 Nov 2008 06:51:34 GMT Town Forgives Sewer Bill For Woman That Vowed Not To PayNorthEscambia.com, FL - Nov 17, 2008Marilyn Robinson asked the commission for permission to use a septic tank “since she had been denied sewer service based upon the absence of a cooperative ...Councilman Calls For Town Clerk To Be Reprimanded NorthEscambia.comall 2 news articles
| | | Council taking on controversial issues - Annapolis Capital Sun, 16 Nov 2008 12:42:00 GMT Council taking on controversial issuesAnnapolis Capital, MD - Nov 16, 2008Priority goes to homeowners in the Critical Area who have failing septic tanks, but anyone with a septic tank is eligible to apply. ...
| | | Recycled tire chips a natural fit for septic system leach fields - ReporterHerald.com Sat, 08 Nov 2008 08:05:11 GMT ReporterHerald.comRecycled tire chips a natural fit for septic system leach fieldsReporterHerald.com, CO - Nov 8, 2008Fortunately for Rustye Cole and his business, Snowy River Enterprises, the homeowners chose septic tanks. Even more fortunate, Boulder County earlier this ...
| | | DOH allots funds for septic tanks in Mt Province town - Philippine Information Agency Fri, 14 Nov 2008 15:49:44 GMT DOH allots funds for septic tanks in Mt Province townPhilippine Information Agency, Philippines - Nov 14, 2008Pancho said there will be 31 communal septic tanks to be constructed in barangay Betwagan that will serve 72 households. Clustered households of two or more ...
| | | Two die while cleaning septic tank - Hindu Sat, 08 Nov 2008 22:21:03 GMT HinduTwo die while cleaning septic tankHindu, India - Nov 8, 2008TAMBARAM: Two workers died on the spot after inhaling poisonous gas inside the septic tank of a house on Purushothaman Street at Ramakrishnapuram in East ...
| | | Fixing a Failed System - TheDay Thu, 13 Nov 2008 20:49:53 GMT Fixing a Failed SystemTheDay, CT - Nov 13, 2008During the Town Green road reconstruction, a sleeve was placed under Essex Road to allow waste to flow from the business’s new septic tank under the road to ...
| | | Besheer and Wolfe: The doo-doos and don'ts of septic systems - The Saratogian Wed, 05 Nov 2008 02:37:28 GMT Besheer and Wolfe: The doo-doos and don'ts of septic systemsThe Saratogian, NY - Nov 4, 2008Septic systems remove solid materials from wastewater and filter the water before it is returned to the underground water table. Septic tanks are large, ...
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