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SITE ADDRESS F;x CITY OF ORONO <br />ON -SITE SEWAGE TREATMENT - REPAIRS OR ADDITIONS TO EXISTING SYSTEMS <br />THE FOLLOWING GUIDELINES SHOULD HELP YOU IN REPAIRING YOUR FAILING SEPTIC <br />SYSTEM: <br />1. System i.6 6aiting becau6e: <br />Poor soil conditions <br />Too much water use for size of system <br />F] High Water table. <br />Sludge getting into drainfield - tanks need repair/reolacement <br />Other <br />Unknown; or a combination of the above factors. It is not always possible <br />to determine the exact cause of system failure, but those listed are <br />common "ctors. <br />2. Tanks - City Code negtj_iAes 2 .tanks .in a nonmat ne6identc.at gravity- Vow ! Vs,tem: <br />l -1000 gallon, l - 750 gallon pncc" t conene.te tank6 in s e�iu . Thefv..e aAe minimum <br />sizes - you may cuish .to in.s.ta.0 taAgen tanks. 16 you have only 1 .tank, it. -cam <br />nofuna iy kequiAed .to add a second when iepa Ai.ng a 6ai.ting 6 ys-tem. 16 you have <br />2 .tanks but .they aAe 6ubs.tantia ty undeJus.ized (500-600 gauo►vs, Son imstanee) , <br />it 45 recommended .th ixt they be teptaced. 16 uouA nepa u tai,U kequiAe a pump, <br />it 6houtd be placed .in a .third .tank (500-1000 gaeeon recommended). <br />System will likely require replacement/addition of 1 or more <br />tanks: Dn�� y �z- N By EJ R Y(- - <br />- // ^^ <br />(-t It (7J � C'R '- '9N e'c rz T ya 0 P.('T /N a N ew T1.Hv i .1 <br />3. A note about pumpo : Pumps and pump eontAois have out o 6 necessity become beaten <br />duigned and move duAable A n .the to s t hew yeazb . NeaAty one septic 6 ys.tem in <br />6ouA -in6.tatted .in Orono mahe,d use o 6 a pump, due to .bite condi ii.o►vs . A pump may <br />be needed: - when bu ement Ooon. dAain6 on Lowe s-t s eiveA fine aAe below .the area <br />.to be ubed as d4ain6.ietd. - .in a. t mound 6ys.tems, which aAe abed Lchene high cvateA <br />tabf-e on slowly peneotati.ng zoitz are bound. <br />Thene aAe ebs en ti aet y .tcvo .types 06 pumps used .in septic systems appf-ications : <br />l . E66tuent pump6 - pump ont y Zi.quid6, nonmatly used a6-teA the second septic <br />.tank, on bon taundhy in .the basement; and <br />2. Gn.i nden on sof i_ds - handti.ng pumps , used bon bas emc►Lt -toitet s and -s o►neti ne.,s <br />.ins.taUed in an outside sump, which pump settuge up .to Leptic .tanfzs on <br />/ugh ground. <br />Pump 6aituAe6 .in the pa6•t have been due mostly to scvi,tch 6admes (eoAAos.ion <br />on weaA,ing out) and etectti.c connection coA tos ion. Both o 6 .these pnobtems <br />have been nedueed by u6e 06 eoAAos.i.on-ne,6istent 6toat :sw.ctchu and connection <br />boxes. WILile pump 6aituAe,s aAe tes.s common .than .in the past, a high RuteA <br />aeanm eostinq appnox, matefy $75-$100 .i.s nonmaUy iequ.i.ned where a pump i.,6 used. <br />1.t'.5 well worth .the p4ice i6 it saves you a cos.tty baseme►Lt cteanup. <br />likely re <br />Repairs to system will la • y require q pump, including a pump tank <br />and alarm system. <br />Page 1 06 3 <br />