Gary Hawkins
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Properly maintaining your septic system helps to prevent contamination to your drinking water well. Test the cleanliness of your well water regularly to keep your family healthy. Learn more #SepticSmart tips at https://www.epa.gov/septic
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Love gardening? Your septic system does not! Be careful where you plant as roots can clog the stone and damage the pipes in your drainfield. Parking your car or placing heavy objects on top of your drainfield can also damage it. Learn how to shield your field and be #SepticSmart by visiting https://www.epa.gov/septic
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Don’t Strain the Drain Putting the wrong items into your septic system can put the health of your family and neighbors at risk and result in expensive repairs for your system. Learn what should and should not go down your drain and stay #SepticSmart https://www.epa.gov/septic
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Did you know a typical septic tank needs to be pumped every 3 – 5 years on average? Properly caring for a septic system can be challenging if you’ve never owned a septic system before. With Septic Sam’s Top 10 List, learn easy tips to help prolong the life of your septic system. Check out…
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Your toilet is not a trashcan, flushing non-degradable products can clog your system and cause sewage to back up into your home or flood your yard. Do not flush anything besides human waste and toilet paper. Read more #SepticSmart tips.
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Today during SepticSmart Week let’s Think at the Sink! Use water efficiently to maintain the life of your septic system. Limit the use of your garbage disposal and avoid rinsing coffee grounds or pouring grease into the sink. Get the scoop on how to stay #SepticSmart at https://www.epa.gov/septic
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SepticSmart Week! Each year, EPA holds SepticSmart Week to inform homeowners on proper septic system care and maintenance, assist local agencies in promoting homeowner education and awareness, and educate local decision makers about infrastructure options to improve and sustain their communities. This week you will be provided information on different aspects of your septic system. …
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Flooding is a problem to start with, but can cause “unseen” issues with private water wells and septic systems. This post provides some things to think about after a flood and some additional resources.
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The Maynardville Water Treatment Plant had to be shut down due to rainfall causing a sinkhole to form and flushing soil into the spring where the City gets its drinking water for the water treatment plant. This shows that sinkholes are direct connections to groundwater. The full story from Channel 10 news in Knoxville, TN. Maynardville water…
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In the December 2018 issue of the Vegetable growers magazine, there is an article titled “It’s all about water quality for Ward’s Berry Farm“. In the article, the author talks about how the USDA NRCS has worked with Jim Ward on his farm to improve soil health and how NRCS can help farmers access their farm to…
Posted in: General Water Issues