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%G-7.] ZWA r ary <br />^� CITY OF OROP40 N� p4 ii ,eE L <br />ON-SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT - REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS <br />THE FOLLOWING GUIDE! IVES SHOULD HELP YOU IN REPAIRING YOURFAILING SEPTIC <br />SYS TSN:: <br />1. <br />system .is 6ai,ting bectus e : <br />Poor soil conditions <br />Too much water use for size of system <br />High water table. <br />F] Sludge getting into drainfield - tanks need repair/replacement <br />Other?- CVj_I/E'T �r.sc r��}+E'<<� rrlfYl ir�tVE E72o�D� URS/r�,F/ffzA <br />,� l,Eo.,.� c�:.i� �s Ttr� s Ys r�-r•�_' _.._ <br />IX! Unknown; or a combination of the ibove factors. It is not always possible <br />to determine the exact cause of system failure, but those listed are <br />common factors. <br />2. Tanks - City Code nequius 2 .tams in a no•tma.t nesi.dentiat gRavity-Stow system: <br />1-1000 gatt.on, 1-750 gatEon p•teeast concAete tanks in Ae, i.es. Thede ate mini=m <br />sizes - you may wish to inztatt ta.tge•t tanks. 16 you have onty 1 tank, tis <br />nonmatey %egwiAed to add a second when tepai.t,ing a 6ai.ti.ng system. 16 you have <br />2 tanks but they ane sub6tantiatty unde•tsized (500-600 gatton�s, bon instance), <br />it is neeommended that they be •teptaeed. 16 yowl •%epaixs wi.tt %equi,%e aup m , <br />it should be ptaeed in a thvcd tank (500-1000 ga,tton recommended). <br />System will likely require replacement/addition of 1 or more <br />tanks: <br />3. A note about pumps: Purrs and pump contActs have out o6 necessity become betteA <br />designed and mode dunabte .in .the East hew yean•a. Neatty one septic system in <br />6oun i.natatted in Oxono makes use o6 a pump, due to site conditions. A pum,) may <br />be needed: - when basement 6toon ctu i.na of toweat seine.% Eine ane betow the area <br />to be used as dtain6ietd. -tin att mound systems, which ate used wheAe high cuaten <br />tabte o•t 6towty peAcolating wits ane bound. <br />Then.e ane eaaenti.a.tty two .types o6 pumps used in septic systems appti.cnti.ons: <br />1. E66tuent pumps - pump only tiquidd, notmatty used a6tet .the second septic <br />tank, on bon Eaundty in the basement; and <br />2. Grinder on aotids-handti.ng pumps, used bon basement to-ete.ts and sometimes <br />i.netatted in an outai.de sump, tch.ieh pump aeuage up to septic tanks on <br />high ground. <br />Pump 6ai.tu4ea in the past have been due moatty to switch 6ailw2ea Icoanosi.on <br />on weati.ng out) and eteeWc connection eontoscon. Bath o6 these ptobtema <br />have been heduced by use o6 couosion-nesidtent 6toat switched and connection <br />boxes. White pump 6aituAe6 ane teas common than in .the past, a high wateJ. <br />atanm costing appnoximatety $15-$100 iA notmatty required wheRe a pump e_a used. <br />It's weft worth the price i6 it saves you a costly bodement ceeanup. <br />Repairs to system will likely require a pump, inciuding a pump tank <br />and alarm system. Np <br />Page 1 c6 3 <br />