This is what my septic system looked like during the height of failure. The sewage is about 24” above the outlet of the tank and threatening to spill out onto the lawn. June 2011 was a bad time at my ...

Learn homesteader septic system basics needed to maintain your property’s waste processor. Adapted from The Septic System Owner’s Manual. David Hayward came home one summer day to find brown, swampy ...

Q What can I do about the clogged leaching lines in my 38-year-old septic system? There’s some pooling of sewage on the surface of the ground. Septic systems work by pre-digesting sewage in an ...

Question: The home we’re buying was built in 1947, and it still has the original septic tank. We’ve never had a home with a septic system. The seller promised to pay for an inspection and then backed ...

A good septic system is a miracle of human ingenuity, invisibly processing and purifying household wastewater and returning it to the earth. It’s an efficient, economical solution for households in ...