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This web page was prepared for the Home Owners, Home Builders, Residents, Septage Pumpers, Realtors and Lending Institutions in the OCPC area. Your On-Site Sewage Disposal System can provide trouble free service for many years if maintained properly. This page addresses the following topics: system info / indications of failure / reasons for failure / prevention steps / top of page / home page
ON-SITE SEWAGE DISPOSAL SYSTEMS INFORMATION Your on-site disposal system is just as important to you as your furnace. A new system of any type or repairs to the old one are very costly. Cost variation is due to the type of failure, soil conditions. water table and lot size. Proper MAINTENANCE is the least expensive method. Cesspools are not allowed in new construction, but a large number of our older homes are still using them. From these homes the building sewer (pipe) goes directly to the cesspool. The cesspool is a large pit and the sidewalls could be either concrete block or fieldstone, with an earth bottom. The lighter solids and grease (scum) float at the top and the heavier solids (sludge) settle to the bottom. The liquid seeps through the perforated blocks or the irregular stones. Life span is limited, although with proper MAINTENANCE they could function effectively for many, many years. Should the cesspool overflow, it is usually because the pores in the sidewall and the surrounding soil have been clogged with solids. Normally this occurs from lack of periodical inspections and infrequent pumping out of the scum and sludge. It is recommended that there should be an annual inspection. The approximate composition of household sewage is 40% toilet, 15% laundry, 30% bathing, 10% kitchen and 5% miscellaneous. Cross Section View of a Septic Tank system info / indications of failure / reasons for failure / prevention steps / top of page / home pageINDICATIONS OF A FAILING SYSTEM
system info / indications of failure / reasons for failure / prevention steps / top of page / home pageSOME REASONS WHY YOUR SYSTEM CAN FAIL
system info / indications of failure / reasons for failure / prevention steps / top of page / home pageREASONABLE STEPS TO TAKE TO PREVENT SYSTEM FAILURES
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