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SITE ADDRESS 220 c��or BkAciE CITY OF ORONO ON -SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT - REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHOULD HELP YOU IN REPAIRING YOUR FAILING SEPTIC SYSTEM: 1. System .ia 6a.i,t ng because: Poor soil conditions Too much water use for size of system ? High water table. F] Sludge getting into drainfield - tanks need repair/replacement Other Unknown; or combination of a above factors. It is not always possible to determine system failure, but those listed are common factors. 2. Tank,6 - City Code nequ tes 2 tankb in a notmat 4e,6 ident iat gnav,c ty- 6.tow b yatem: 1-1000 gatton, 1-750 gatton pneca6t eoncute tankb ,in 6e1c i.e6. Theda ate minimum 6izea - you may w.iAh to ,en6tattt .P_angen tankb. 16 you have onty 1 ,tank, T—. nohmatty nequiAed to add a aeeond when %epaiAing a 6a ti.ng bybtem. 16 you have 2 tankb but .they are bubatanti.aPty undeu ized (500-600 gaQ,Q.ona, bon in.6tanee) , it iz neeommended that .they be teptaced. 16 your nepa " witt %equi,%e a pump, it ahoutd be ptaeed .in a th 4d .tank (500-1000 gatton recommended). F-1 System will likely require replacement/addition of 1 or more tanks: 3. A note about pumps: Pampa and pump eontt016 have out o6 necezAity become beaten de6.igned and move duAab,te in .the .cast hew yeanz . Neah ty one b eptic a ystem .in 6ouA .i.n6tatted in 04ono makeb ube o6 a pump, due to bite Bondi ti.onb . A pump may be needed: - when babement 6,too4 &uinz of ,towe6t 6eweA Z ne are betow ,the area to be ubed as dnai.n6.ietd. - in act mound aybtems, which ate ubed where high wateA tabte on b,towty petcotating boitz ate bound. There aAe esaenti.affy ttvc typeb o6 pumps used in bept-ie bystemb appzicati.onb: I. b66Zuent pumps - pump on.ty f i.qu.idb, nonmaPty used a6te,t .the second septic tank, on bon QaundAy .in the basement; and 2. G)t i.ndeA on b of i.ds - hande i.ng pumps, ub ed 6ot basement toil etb and b omet imes in6tatted .in an outside burp, which pump becuage up to septic tanks on high g,%ound. Pump 6aituu,6 .in the pant have been due mobt.ty to 6w.c tch 6ai.tuAc5 (co4Aob ton of weati,ng out) and e.tect&ie connection eoveos.ion. Both 06 these ptob.temb have been tedueed by use 06 cotnoz ion-teststent Jtoat stvitche6 and connection box". white pump 6ac,tuteb are .ta.s common than in the pact, a high w�teA a&,w costing apptox.-cmatcey $75-$100 .is noAmaUtf nequiAed where a pump a used. It's wet t worth the pt.ice i6 it saves you a coafity basement cQeanup. Repairs to system will likely require a pump, including a.pump tank and alarm system. - = Pa_I c 1 o 3