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Specializing in today's high tech systems as well as conventional systems and repairs.

If your home isn't connected to a municipal sewer system, you need a septic system on the property. A typical system has a tank for solids, which must be pumped out periodically, and a leachfield, where a series of perforated pipes gradually filters liquid wastes into the ground. Local codes for private septic systems are increasingly strict in most communities, and in some cases can cost up to $10,000 or more to install. The main concern is that the wastes do not contaminate underground supplies of water used for drinking, cooking, and eating.

Expect to conduct a test of the soil, called a percolation (perc) test, and to excavate a substantial portion of the backyard. In some areas, you can install a complementary system to handle wastes from baths, showers, and washing machines called graywater. It may contain some soap and dirt but not sewage. With minimal treatment in a sand filter and a holding tank to eliminate contaminants, hundreds of gallons can be recycled for uses such as watering landscaping. Local codes are also strict about graywater; you can't simply dump soapy water on grass.

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