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I am going to try and start adding a fun Water Fact every Friday. This week, lets just think about volume of water. So the Fun Fact is — 1 acre-inch of water, the volume of water that would be 1 inch thick over an acre is: 27,154 gallons or 102,789 Liters. So what does…
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Taking care of the onsite wastewater system or septic system is something we typically do not think of since most of the time it is in the yard, underground, and out of site. Some systems depending on separation distance from restrictive layers or the treatment systems being advanced will require the homeowner or business to…
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Your septic system includes the pipes that carries water to the septic tank but also the distribution system that returns and disperses the water back into the ground for final treatment. The distribution system can be most anywhere and you should be aware of where it is so you do not cause damage which will…
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Many people (but not all) that have a septic system also has a well to provide the house or business with water. With the idea of Keep it Clean! you need to think about your well (if you have one) and how to protect it from contamination. This can be to ensure it is not…
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Wither it is turning the water off while brushing your teeth, spreading out the loads of laundry over the week and not just on the weekend, spreading the use of water out for larger users of water anything you can do that reduces large volumes of water from entering the septic system at a single…
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The toilet is one of the beginning points to the onsite wastewater system or septic system. So the idea for today is Don’t Overload the Commode!. The idea here is that only a few things should be flushed down the toilet and drain for that matter. These are the 3- P’s and sometime the 4-P’s.…
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When we have finished cooking and eating it is time to clean the kitchen. The idea behind Think at the Sink! is to think what we put down the drain that will go into the septic system. This is an idea that can and does also apply to a municipal wastewater system. To learn more…
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Septic Smart Week is an EPA sponsored program in collaboration with many different organizations and companies in the onsite wastewater treatment industry. The overall purpose of the week is to provide information on protecting the onsite wastewater treatment system or as we commonly call it — the septic system. On the EPA webpage here is…
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In the July 2024 issue of Pumper Magazine, there was a story about being aware of the dangers of septic tanks. The article titled “We Can Do Much More to Raise Septic Pumping Awareness” starts with a recap of a story on a TV station in Florida that talked about a couple that found an…
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Over the past 50 years our diets have changed for a multitude of reasons as explained by Dr. Sara Heger in the December 2024 Pumper Magazine in the story titled “How Does Diet Affect Septic Systems“. In the article Dr. Heger explains how our diets may contain more Fiber which adds to the solids content…