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gab13by13

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5. If the ground is clay a septic tank will at least catch the solid waste,
Tue May 12, 2026, 07:26 AM
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but the liquid needs to go into a leach field which will be pretty expensive to create and maintain. Usually a leach field will be rejected if the soil is not permeable. A septic tank will fill up with liquid in 2 weeks, then what?

Jesus, Mary, and Joseph our small borough outlawed septic tanks 60 years ago when we created a sanitary sewer system. I may be the only resident who has a septic tank in my borough. The borough made a deal with me, I pay for a septic tank but the liquid runs into a holding tank where I have a pump that pumps the liquid into the borough's sewer line. I still pay a full sewage bill. I just replaced my pump the day before Easter.



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