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- Date: 1 Jan 93 21:26:03 +1700
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- In article <1992Dec27.212129.27007@siemens.com>, aad@siemens.com (Anthony Datri) writes:
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- > I recently moved into a place that gets water from a well, and dumps it into
- > a septic tank. What concerns should I have about using the water from the
- > well? The landlord says that it goes through a "neutralizer", but just what
- > that means isn't clear. What concerns should I have about detergents and
- > such that I use that end up in the septic tank?
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- I would be concerned with how deep (or shallow) the water well is, how
- it is cased, and what the soil perculations are there. You didn't
- mention these, but if the soil has a lot of clay in it (and thus very
- low perculation) and the well is deep (100 feet or more is a shallow
- well here, but I would call that deep enough with low perculation soil)
- then your problem with direct contamination from YOUR septic tank should
- be minimal. If it's on the side of a hill and there are other sources
- of contamination "above" you, you may have cause for concern with a
- shallow well and high soil perculation.
-
- Hope this helps.
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