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Your Drain-field

12/8/2016

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The wastewater exits the septic tank and is discharged into the drainfield for further treatment by the soil. The partially treated wastewater is pushed along into the drainfield for further treatment every time new wastewater enters the tank.
If the drainfield is overloaded with too much liquid, it will flood, causing sewage to flow to the ground surface or create backups in plumbing fixtures and prevent treatment of all wastewater.
A reserve drainfield, required by many states, is an area on your property suitable for a new drainfield system if your current drainfield fails. Treat this area with the same care as your septic system.
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6/15/2019 06:45:21 am

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9/28/2022 11:33:01 pm

Percolation testing is done to make sure the soil is porous enough for septic tank effluent to percolate away from the drain field while still being fine-grained enough to filter out dangerous bacteria and viruses before they can reach a well or surface water source. Sand and gravel are examples of coarse soils that can carry wastewater away from the drain field before germs are killed. Pathogens are successfully filtered out by silt and clay, although flow rates for wastewater are quite low.

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