The reason that even ordinary water can cause a problem with a septic system is because the efficacy of the system depends upon the ability of the effluent to percolate through the soil in the leaching field.
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A cesspool differs from a septic tank in that it is simply a hole in the ground, lined with stone; liquids seep out through the walls into the leaching field, which is simply the ground around the cesspool.
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Instead, Gonzalez said, Thompson discovered that only one of the " branches " of the leaching field was actually draining liquid from the septic tank; the others had been closed-off with " flow restrictors " installed by a previous contractor.
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Brody said that does not rule out the possibility that environmental estrogens in household products like cleaners and detergents may be migrating from septic tanks and leaching fields into well water or exposing women by means of contaminated dust or soil.
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Other than that, if the tank and leaching field are working ( the tank fills with solids and the leaching field allows liquids to seep into the ground ), the only maintenance is to have the tank pumped every three to five years.
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Other than that, if the tank and leaching field are working ( the tank fills with solids and the leaching field allows liquids to seep into the ground ), the only maintenance is to have the tank pumped every three to five years.
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I think they are over a perforated leaching pipe ( there are several in the leaching field, spread like fingers on a hand to distribute liquids evenly ), and have depressed because earth over the field had some gaps and the top of the field just settled into those gaps.
