HomeMy WebLinkAbout1982-12-08 On Site Sewage Treatment RepairsSITE ADDRESS F;x 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 i.6 6aiting becau6e:
Poor soil conditions
Too much water use for size of system
F] High Water table.
Sludge getting into drainfield - tanks need repair/reolacement
Other
Unknown; or a combination of the above factors. It is not always possible
to determine the exact cause of system failure, but those listed are
common "ctors.
2. Tanks - City Code negtj_iAes 2 .tanks .in a nonmat ne6identc.at gravity- Vow ! Vs,tem:
l -1000 gallon, l - 750 gallon pncc" t conene.te tank6 in s e�iu . Thefv..e aAe minimum
sizes - you may cuish .to in.s.ta.0 taAgen tanks. 16 you have only 1 .tank, it. -cam
nofuna iy kequiAed .to add a second when iepa Ai.ng a 6ai.ting 6 ys-tem. 16 you have
2 .tanks but .they aAe 6ubs.tantia ty undeJus.ized (500-600 gauo►vs, Son imstanee) ,
it 45 recommended .th ixt they be teptaced. 16 uouA nepa u tai,U kequiAe a pump,
it 6houtd be placed .in a .third .tank (500-1000 gaeeon recommended).
System will likely require replacement/addition of 1 or more
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3. A note about pumpo : Pumps and pump eontAois have out o 6 necessity become beaten
duigned and move duAable A n .the to s t hew yeazb . NeaAty one septic 6 ys.tem in
6ouA -in6.tatted .in Orono mahe,d use o 6 a pump, due to .bite condi ii.o►vs . A pump may
be needed: - when bu ement Ooon. dAain6 on Lowe s-t s eiveA fine aAe below .the area
.to be ubed as d4ain6.ietd. - .in a. t mound 6ys.tems, which aAe abed Lchene high cvateA
tabf-e on slowly peneotati.ng zoitz are bound.
Thene aAe ebs en ti aet y .tcvo .types 06 pumps used .in septic systems appf-ications :
l . E66tuent pump6 - pump ont y Zi.quid6, nonmatly used a6-teA the second septic
.tank, on bon taundhy in .the basement; and
2. Gn.i nden on sof i_ds - handti.ng pumps , used bon bas emc►Lt -toitet s and -s o►neti ne.,s
.ins.taUed in an outside sump, which pump settuge up .to Leptic .tanfzs on
/ugh ground.
Pump 6aituAe6 .in the pa6•t have been due mostly to scvi,tch 6admes (eoAAos.ion
on weaA,ing out) and etectti.c connection coA tos ion. Both o 6 .these pnobtems
have been nedueed by u6e 06 eoAAos.i.on-ne,6istent 6toat :sw.ctchu and connection
boxes. WILile pump 6aituAe,s aAe tes.s common .than .in the past, a high RuteA
aeanm eostinq appnox, matefy $75-$100 .i.s nonmaUy iequ.i.ned where a pump i.,6 used.
1.t'.5 well worth .the p4ice i6 it saves you a cos.tty baseme►Lt cteanup.
likely re
Repairs to system will la • y require q pump, including a pump tank
and alarm system.
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4. Dnain6•iee.d - Your drain6.iefd •i..b the component 06 your a ept,ic b ystem .the contractor
ha.a teazt controt oven. No matter how we.0 conztnucted a d4ai.n6•ie1d .us, it j.6
no better .than .the aoie it •c:a ptaeed .in. For example, a 1500 aquate boot d4a.in-
6.ietd in heavy clay w.ah high water table b erv.ing one he.a.idenee may not work a s
we.f e as a 400 bquate boot d4ain6.ie.td in bandy .foam with no uhter .table probtem.
The b oil •e a van,iabte (thankb to the gtacivtz) and may be comp c tc q di 6 6erent
in tocatione tedd than 100 beet apaAt.
The type o 6 nepa,ina on reptaeement 06 your drain 6.iet d tog.ica.tey s hotitd be bays ed
on the capability o6 your paAtieutar 4oit .type. To do thub, it •us prudent to
have percolation zebu and soil bpningb taken. The "perc" teat •i•a a meaaure
o6 how bast water mlitt move to tough .the s o* ii. Boeings wZU indicate the depth
to water table on beasona ty 6aiu&ated eondi.tionz (indicated by mo-Wed red and
g to y eotom .in .the soil) and b hout d discover any hardpan or clay t a yen3 cuhieh
c i.0 impede cuater movement.
Soil borings/perc tests are required.
❑ Soil borings/perc 'rests are recommended.
F-1 Soils borings/perc tests have been done previously or are not needed.
Baked on .the 6.c.nd4*.jtga, .the pelt sort cluing yuul. tend i ul bhcuutd d a-iyrt a sy,te r 60,,
your part;ieutar cater meage (based nonmatty on 150' gattom per bedroom per day)
and bon your partieutar bite. It -us not unusuae..to 6.ind that you may need a
mound -.type sys•t,ern, s•inee .the matoti,ty o6 04ono'a boib are clayey and have
perched b atmatcd zone.a within a hew beet o6 .the su t6aee dun i.ng patt 06 the year .
Trench b ybtema •instaUed .in .thus e -s o.i U in .the past o 6ten experienced s ea sonaf
6aitu,te. However, in many ptaceb trenches s.titt can be used where ^_ondi,tions
ate buitabte.
Norma t j, the City Iupec tot cui,U .tecoimnend cuhat he 6eeb a4e the m-inimr,m
acceptabte repailvs based on hi,a knocutedge 06 .the t to and situation. . I'locueven,
there ih no guarantee that .the recommended tepai" wilt be adequate. Fon
this reason, a de.s.ign baysed on boil tebt,ing and your pantieueaA site and
water usage .iz aemo,st a wayb recommended.
Number of Bedrooms in Home 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 (circle)
nRecommended type of drainfield
❑ Standard Trench;
1-1 Shallow Trench;
F-1 Mound;Dimensions:
n Other
square feet minimum
square feet minimum
No Recomtundation on system type; you should have soil testing done and have
a system designed by a site evaluator, site conditions are too marginal or
unknown to make a reasonable recommendation without testing.
5. 16 the 6aame 06 yours 60tem iz causing a sm6ace discharge that .is a potential
nu,i.sanee to your ne,ightbo•ts, you tu? .0 ,tonmaUy be kequ.iAed to have your tanu
pcunped as 0 6 te►t as ►iece�s sany to eliminate this discharge, untit yottA system .us
repaired.
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6. WHAT WILL REPAIRS COST?
Thus ti.sti.ng is given ont y as a 4e6e4ence. Conditionz vary bon each .bite.
The tangez given are bon a .typ.ica.Z nepaiA, and youh paAticutoA design may
cos-t mote on .less .than zhoten. Reztonattion o6 sod and bushes is nonmatty
not .inceuded .in the p� .ee .
Typ.icat Repaint. I►vs.tatted Pti.ce Range
600 equahe beet o6 drt.ai.n6.iee.d in -tnenehes $1500-2000
1000 .squoAe 6ee,t o6 dna,in6.ie.Zd in tteneheh : 2000- 3000
1-1000 gatton pneeast conctt.e.te .tank $ 500- 1000
Pump, ataftm and 500 gammon pump .tank $ 6 0 0 -12 0 0
Mound dtai.n6.ietd inc siding pump/pump .tank/ata�un $3000-5000
To,tat System Reptacemen.t
Standand Tneneh - 2-1000 gaQ,eon .tanks, 1000 s 6 o6 d4a6t6iEd $2500-4000
Mot.utd System - 2-1000 gatton .tanks, 500 gaUon pump tail k/pump/atatm,
(3 bedhoom home) Mound System $5000-8000
7. WHAT IF I FIX DIY SYSTEM AND NEXT YEAR THE CITY PUTS IN SEWER?
OntY a hew 6peci6.ic areas are .tahgeted bon pos,�i.bte 6utuhe setvefus in .the nuhat
paftt5 06 Okono. These aheab witt pnobab.t'y not be seAvcd unti,.!'/unt.ess tvidezp-'Lead
system 6aituhe1, occuh. The City has appeied bon Fedetat ,Aan.t Mon.ie.6 to .inztaU
sewer bon .specl.6.�.c areas, ixc siding Cnys-tae Bay, Stubby Ray/Wes.tZahL, Stnee.t, and
Stubbs Bay NE. These ate hiz ton%ieatt y deve.Zoped ahead ta,,th sub,6 tan,t;ae ey tess
.than the minimum 2-acne tot 6ize and have a po-tentia.E 60h. 6epti.c system 6ai.ZUAM
tch,i.eh coutdn'.t be ,Lepaii ed adequate.Zy on -bite. Howeveh t t may be yeahs be6onn
sexeu actually go .in. The temai►unq pa&t,5 06 tuha.Z mono, .in .the 2-acAe and
5-acne zoning di.stAi.cts, are speci6.ica.Uy exc.uded 6tom being seu?eted in the
6o1Leseeable 6UtWLe.
I am located in an area that may be sewered if problems worsen or
federal grant money becomes available.
I am located in an area specifically geared towards permanent usage
of septic systems.
1-1 Other
8. WHAT STEPS SHOULD I FOLLOW?
1. HiAe a soiZ/,s .te evatua.ton .to do .the necc,5sany -testing and design a system
Got your needs. 16 -tuti..ng .vs not tequiAed, you may skip .thus step.
2. Submit ,the desig►l bon approvat by .the City.
3. Once design is app.,cove.d, have uric on mote t. cen-sed con,tnacto-t.s bid oil
.the approved des.i,►t.
4. The c0nt4ac.t0r you choose shou-td obtain a pebunit 6-10m .the C.%:ty be'o.te
s.tar.ting tvo'Lf,,, and Ile w.i,U cat t bon 4.►i.spccti0►tis a.s ►tc.cessa-y.
ANY QUESTIONS? CALL THE SEPTIC SYSTEM INSPECTOR AT 473-7357,
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