Septic Information
Take the Mystery Out of Your Septic System!
According to the U.S. EPA, more than one in five households in the U.S. depend on individual septic systems or small community cluster systems to treat their household wastewater.
If you have a septic system at your home, consider it your own personal wastewater treatment system! Septic systems use a combination of natural and technological processes to treat household wastewater, including waste from toilets, showers, kitchen drains, and laundry.
If you purchase or own a home that has a septic system, here is something to consider: a septic system is specific to your personal residence, which means that you are responsible for caring for it, maintaining it, and repairing or replacing it if it is failing.
Septic systems are becoming expensive aspect of home ownership. In Jefferson County, the average cost to completely replace a failed system is around $12,000.00 by the time you include permit fees, a soils evaluation, an engineering design, and the actual replacement of the failed system. Depending on the type of system and other considerations, some system replacements have been costing upwards of $16,000.00.
To extend the life of your septic system, it is important to not only properly maintain it, but also to avoid doing things that damage it. If cared for properly, septic systems can last many, many years.
If you have a septic system and want to know more, the U.S. EPA has an extensive amount of information for you to explore. Click the following link to get started!
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Below are some provided links to webpages that will provide you with answers to the most frequently asked questions about septic treatment and management systems:
