{"id":1509,"date":"2026-09-17T20:58:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-18T00:58:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/?p=1509"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:06:30","modified_gmt":"2026-09-17T01:06:30","slug":"dont-overload-the-septic-system-with-water","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/2026\/09\/dont-overload-the-septic-system-with-water\/","title":{"rendered":"Don’t overload the Septic System with Water"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

A typical septic tank can only hold 1,000 to 1,500 gallons of water. Anything more than that might result in contaminated water coming to the surface.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

To cut down on your usage:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regularly check for leaks in your faucets, toilets and appliances.
Add in low flow faucets and showerheads.
Look for appliances with that ENERGY STAR or WaterSense ratings.
Space out doing laundry.
Monitor for increased rain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

MC Halbrook and Gary Hawkins discuss some ways to reduce straining the drainfield by being aware of the amount of water entering the septic system in the video — Don’t Strain the Drian<\/a>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information on different ways to protect the Septic System, Dr. Hawkins has provided information in a podcast titled “the top six tips for managing your septic system<\/a>” (click title to listen)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, contact your local county Extension agent at 1-800-ASK-UGA1.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Sepa cu\u00e1nta agua est\u00e1 entrando al sistema s\u00e9ptico.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A typical septic tank can only hold 1,000 to 1,500 gallons of water. Anything more than that might result in contaminated water coming to the surface. To cut down on your usage: Regularly check for leaks in your faucets, toilets and appliances. Add in low flow faucets and showerheads. Look for appliances with that ENERGY […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":145,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[57,56,55],"class_list":["post-1509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-general-water-issues","tag-septicsmart","tag-ugaextension","tag-ugawater"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/145"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1509"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1512,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1509\/revisions\/1512"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1509"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1509"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/site.extension.uga.edu\/water\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1509"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}