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UNIVERSITY Septic System Management Plan <br /> figs <br /> OF MINNESOTA for Above Grade Systems <br /> Water-Use Appliances and ' <br /> Equipment in the Home <br /> Appliance Impacts on System Management Tips <br /> - Uses additional water. - Use of a garbage disposal is not recommended. <br /> - Adds solids to the tank. - Minimize garbage disposal use.Compost instead. <br /> Garbage disposal - Finely-ground solids may not settle. - To prevent solids from exiting the tank,have your <br /> Unsettled solids can exit the tank tank pumped more frequently. <br /> and enter the soil treatment area. - Add an effluent screen to your tank. <br /> - Washing several loads on one day - Choose a front-loader or water-saving top-loader, <br /> uses a lot of water and may overload these units use less water than older models. <br /> your system. - Limit the addition of extra solids to your tank by <br /> - Overloading your system may using a liquid or easily biodegradable detergents. <br /> Washing machine prevent solids from settling out in - Install a ling filter after the washer and an effluent <br /> the tank.Unsettled solids can exit screen on your tank. <br /> the tank and enter the soil treatment - Wash only full loads. <br /> area. - Limit use of bleach-based detergents. <br /> - Think even—spread your laundry loads <br /> throughout the week. <br /> - The rapid speed of water entering - Install an effluent screen in the septic tank to <br /> 2°d floor laundry the tank may reduce performance. prevent the release of excessive solids to the soil <br /> treatment area. <br /> - Be sure that you have adequate tank capacity. <br /> - Powdered and/or high-phosphorus - Use gel detergents. Powdered detergents may add <br /> detergents can negatively impact the solids to the tank. <br /> Dishwasher performance of your tank and soil - Use detergents that are low or no-phosphorus. <br /> treatment area. - Wash only full loads. <br /> - New models promote"no scraping". - Scrape your dishes anyways to keep undigested <br /> They have a garbage disposal inside. solids out of your septic system. <br /> - Finely-ground solids may not settle. - Expand septic tank capacity by a factor of 1.5. <br /> Grinder pump(in Unsettled solids can exit the tank - Include pump monitoring in your maintenance <br /> home) and enter the soil treatment area_ schedule to ensure that it is working properly. <br /> - Add an effluent screen. <br /> - Large volume of water may - Avoid using other water-use appliances at the <br /> Large bathtub overload your system. same time.For example,don't wash clothes and <br /> (whirlpool) - Heavy use of bath oils and soaps can take a bath at the same time. <br /> impact biological activity in your - Use oils,soaps,and cleaners in the bath or shower <br /> tank and soil treatment area. sparingly. <br /> Clean Water Uses Impacts on System Management Tips <br /> High-efficiency - Dnp may result in frozen pipes - Re-route water into a sump pump or directly out <br /> furnace during cold weather. of the house.Do not route furnace recharge to <br /> your septic system. <br /> - Salt in recharge water may affect - These sources produce water that is not sewage <br /> Water softener system performance. and should not go into your septic system. <br /> Iron filter - Recharge water may hydraulically - Reroute water from these sources to another <br /> Reverse osmosis overload the system. outlet,such as a dry well,draintile or old <br /> drainfield. <br /> Water from these sources will likely - When replacing consider using a demand-based <br /> Surface drainage overload the system. recharge vs.a time-based recharge. <br /> Footing drains - Check valves to ensure proper operation;have <br /> unit serviced per manufacturer directions <br /> -5 - <br />