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TwitterIf your home relies on a septic system, it’s a good idea to try to conserve the amount of water you use on a daily basis. Fortunately, it’s not that difficult to do. By slightly tweaking some of your normal activities, you can significantly cut down on your water usage and protect the health of… Read more »
Tag: Septic Systems
Signs and Symptoms of a Drainfield Failure
The drainfield in your septic system plays a critical role in its operation by filtering contaminates from the waste products in the septic tank. If the drainfield isn’t working properly, you may need to have your septic system serviced right away. Check out a few common signs of drainfield failures below. Pooling Water in Your… Read more »
How Does Soil Affect Your Septic System?
Before you have a septic system installed on your property, it’s important to have your yard’s soil tested to ensure that it will be able to handle everything that the septic system throws at it. Your soil will have a very important job, as it will be responsible for helping dispose of the effluent that… Read more »
The Rules and Regulations for Septic Tanks
Mahoning County and Trumbull County in Ohio have been locked in contention for the last decade on a rather odd subject: septic tanks. The rules and regulations for maintenance and fail safety plans for over 16,000 septic tank owners in Mahoning County and 21,000 septic tank owners in Trumbull County have been so hotly debated… Read more »
Taney County Septic Tank Help
Taney County has just puts their new Environmental Services Department to the test, when they decided to offer to pay all septic tanks to be pumped in the county. The program was opened up to assist families who own a home so they don’t have to pay a single dime to take care of their… Read more »
How to Win The Septic Tank Odor Battle
The term “septic” refers to something infected and putrid, so it’s obvious that caring for your septic tank isn’t a pleasant task. As much as it stinks (pun intended), getting rid of the odor is a simple as routinely cleaning the tank, and installing great odor suppression products. The Trick to keeping everything smelling fresh… Read more »
The BAT Septic System Expected to Assist in Bay Restoration Project
The state of Maryland’s Department of the Environment has issued a new regulation for new construction on-site sewage disposal systems and replacement septic systems. The regulation was set forth and intended to affect not only “critical areas” designated in the Bay Restoration Project, but all new septic systems installed. Rather than a traditional septic system… Read more »