Having a septic system is not necessarily for remote properties that have no immediate access to treatment plants in the area. As a matter of fact a lot of annexed communities that are relatively close to treatment plants have opted to stick with their original design with their septic system use. The costs associated with changing a relatively small community into being supported by a local sewer plant could be in excess of $10,000 per household. With this in mind, there is little wonder why close to 30% of the homes in the U.S. still work efficiently on the septic system. If you happen to be on a Septic Tank Olympia WA, know what you need to do in order to maintain your system.
The septic system in its most basic form contains three main parts. The first part is the septic tank itself, then the drain field and lastly, the soil that is beneath the drain field. What is great about the septic design is that it has a way to get the waste water filtered and treated so that it can be of some use to its direct areas surrounding it. Unfortunately, there is much damage that can occur when the system is not regularly monitored, maintained or repaired when needed.
Older systems will have unfortunately signs of maintenance requirements. Any foul-smelling odor emitting from the home plumbing, any leach field that is not draining properly or any over flow of the tank itself means that you need immediate professional assistance from a Septic Tank Olympia professional. Any tank that has been installed in the last five to 10 years will have an alarm on the system to alert you to problems before there is immediate damage.
The waster water from the home goes directly from the home into the septic tank. Depending on the size of the home, the number of bathrooms in the home and the number of rooms, the local government jurisdiction will mandate just how big this concrete box is or how many are needed for a property. A typical size tank is about nine feet tall and can hold approximately 1,000 gallons of waste water, sludge and scum. Only 20% to 30% of this tank should be filled at any given time in order to work efficiently.
