If you go to the Ohio Department of Health website, you can learn about septic systems. A septic system is a wastewater treatment system. They disinfect and
cleanse household wastewater and are more economical than centralized sewer
systems. Almost twenty five percent of American households use septic systems
to treat the water they use. But a malfunctioning septic system can lead to
backups, malfunctions, and failure. Septic systems are costly and annoying to have
repaired. If you have a septic system working for your household, you use well
water, you aren’t charged a sewer water bill, and the waterline coming into
your home does not have a meter. To find your septic system, check your yard
for the lid somewhere in the grass. If you cannot find it, you can contact a
septic inspector or check your homes “as built” drawing.
Maintaining your septic system
saves you money. Repairing it could cost between three thousand and seven
thousand dollars. If you just keep up with it every few years, it costs two to
three hundred dollars each time. Keeping up with your septic systems health
also keeps your health, you neighbors health, and your property value up. Basically,
have your septic system inspected, pumped every few years, waste efficiently by
not flushing items down the toilet other than human waste.
The EPA’s “SepticSmart” program
educates homeowners about system care and maintenance with six steps. To plan
for a sewage treatment system, one needs to contact their local health district
for information regarding planning for land development. The health district
needs to visit your home to approve the soil and the site to do this. The soil
needs to be evaluated to see how much of it is present, usable and where it is
located; because natural soil is the most commonly used media for final
treatment in the system. Other site conditions like slope and nearby water
supply are evaluated during this inspection also. Homeowners will work with a
sewage treatment system designer and that designer will determine the possible
types of systems available for their land. Once a system contractor is chosen
and installation begins, the homeowner should pay attention to the work being
done to their home. The health district should give a final inspection of the
new water treatment system and approve the installation if everything is
correct. Each homeowner should have a contract with the contractor.
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