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i T SECTION 13: Forms and Reference ■ 13-81 vNWERSITY'. Seprie System Management Plan I�RMIN$TII5O1A for Be[owGrade Systems Water -Use Appliances and Equipment in the Home Appliance Impacts an System Ma -%--t Tips • Uses additional water. • Use of a garbage disposal is not recommended. Garbage deposal • Adds solids to the freak. Minimize garbage disposal use. Compost instead. • Finely -ground solids may not settle. • To prevent solids from exiting the tank, have your Unsettled solids can exit the tank tank pumped more frequently, and enter the soil overacted area . Add an affluent screen to your, tank. • Washing several loads on our day • Choose a front -loader or water -saving top -loader, uses a lot of water and may overload these units use less water than older models, YOU system. •Limit the addition of extra solids to yam tank by • Overloading you system may using liquid or easily biodegradable detergents. Washing machine prevent solids from saunas out to the tank. Unsettled solids can exit • install a lint alter after the washer and an effluent the tank and enter the soil imumeat scram to your tank Wash only full loads. area. • Limit use ofbleach-based detergents. • Think"en— spread you laundry loads throughout the week. • The rapid speed ofwater entering • hmstall so effluent screen in the septic tank to prevent 2°s nom laundry the tank may reduce performance. the mime ofetocssive solids to the soil ueamram area • Be Mire that you have adequate tank capacity. • Powdered and/or high-Phosphoms • Use gel deampats. Powdered detergents may add detergents cart negatively impact the solids to the tank. Dishwasher Perfrmainceofyourteokandwil •Use detergents that are lmv or no-pimphorm. treatment area. • Wash only fug loads. • New, models promote "no scraping". They have a garbage disposal inside. - ScMPC Your dishes anyways to keep undigested solids out ofyour septic system • Finely -ground solids may not settle. • Expand septic tank capacity by a factor of 1.5. Grinder pump (in home) Unsettled solids can exit the tank and eater the soil treatment • Include pump monitoring in your maintenance arae. schedule to nature that it is working properly. • Add an effluent screen. • Large volume ofwaz may • Avoid arias otherwater-use appliancea at the same Large baeeb overload year system tune. For example, don't wash clothes and take a (whirlpool) • Heavy use ofbath oils and soaps can bath a the same time. impact biological activity in yew • Use oils, soaps, and cleaners in the bath or shower tank and soil horsemen area. sparingly. Clean Water Uses Impacts on System Matagommt Tips . high-aaiciancy • Drip may result in frozen pipes . Re-route water into a sump pump or directly wt of ffi a during cold weather. the home. Do not route fumes recharge In yom septic system. Water inflictor • Salt in recharge water may affect • Them sources produce water that is not sewage and Trim filter system performance should act go into your septic system. Reverse osmosis • Recharge water may hydraulically • Reroute water from these sources to another outlet, overload the system such as a dry well, draiatile or old drain5eld • When replacing, consider using a demand -based • Water from these sources will likely ed�mmage surface overload the system. recharge ver. a tima-based recharge. ins • Check valves to ensue proper operation; have unit serviced per manufacturer directions