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DocuSign Envelope ID: D8AA32DD-94F0-4A26-ACCF-EFE01D862864 SECTION 13: corms and Reference 013-81 Septic System ManamU IVERSVV geent Pla V: for- Below Grade OFNIMN990TA Systems Water -Use Appliances and Equipment in the Home Appliance Impacts on System Management Tips • Uses additional water. • Use of a garbage disposal is not recommended, • Adds solids to the tank. Minimize garbage disposal use, Compost instead. Garbage disposal a 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 treatment area. - Add an effluent screen to your tank. • Washing several loads on one day - Choose a front -loader or water-saviug top -loader, uses a lot of water and may overload these, units use less water than older models. your system. * Limit the addition of extra solids to your tank by • Overloading your system may using liquid or easily biodegradable detergents. Washing machine prevent solids from settling out in I . Install a lint filter after the washer and an effluent the tank, /Unsettled solids can exit screen to your tank the tank and enter the soil treatment Wash only full loads. area. • Limit use of bleach -based detergents. • Think even — spread your laundry loads throughout the week, • The rapid speed of water entering 9 Install an affluent screen in the septic tank to prevent 2nd floor laundry the tank may reduce performance, the release of excessive solids to the soil treatment area. Be sure that you have adequate tank capacity. & Powdered and/or high-phosphonis v Use gel detergents, Powdered detergents may add detergents can negatively impact the solids to the tank. Dishwasher performance of your tank and soil - Use detergents that are low or no -phosphorus. treatment area. - Wash only full loads. - Now models promote "no scraping". They have a garbage disposal inside. . Serape your dishes anyways to keep undigested solids out of your septic system. - Finely -ground solids may not settle. - Expand septic tank capacity by a factor of 1.5. Grinder pump (in Unsettled solids can exit the tank - Include pump monitoring in your maintenance home) and enter the soil treatment area. schedule to ensure that it is working properly, - Add an effluent screen- - Large volume of water may - Avoid using other water -use appliances at the same Large bathtub overload your system, time. For example, don't wash clothes and take a (whirlpool) - Heavy use of bath oils and soaps can bath at the same time. impact biological activity in your e Use oils, soaps, and cleaners in the bath or shower tank and soil treatment area. sparingly. Clean Water Uses Impacts on System Management Tips High -efficiency - Drip may result in frozen pipes - Re-route water into a sump pump or directly out of furnace during cold weather. the house. Do not route f=ace recharge to your septic system. Water softener Salt in recharge water may affect . These sources produce water that is not sewage'and Tion filter system performance. should not 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, draintilr or old drainfield. - Water froze these sources will likely - When replacing, consider using a demand -based Surface drainage overload the system, recharge vs. a time -bused recharge. Footing drains - Check valves to ensure proper operation; have unit serviced per manufacturer directions -5-