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Safety warnings about drywells and seepage pits:

This wastewater drywell article discusses special safety, collapse, and fatality hazards special to drywells (or seepage pits) and gives safety and maintenance advice.

Watch out: Safety Warning: do not walk over the top of or close to the edges of a drywell or any other onsite pit or excavation because of the danger of fatal collapse. Keep pets and children away from such systems.

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Drywell and Seepage Pit Safety and Septic System Capacity Warnings

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Photo at left: view into a filled seepage pit.

Drywell & Seepage Pit Capacity and Testing Limitations

Watch out: Readers trying to diagnose and deal with sudden soil subsidence or yard collapses should see CESSPOOL SAFETY WARNINGS as those hazards can also apply to drywells and septic tanks

Also see SINKHOLES, WARNING SIGNS.

Important additional septic system safety warnings are at SEPTIC & CESSPOOL SAFETY.

Question:

(Jan 21, 2013) cameron carter said:
I would to know the law for waste water running from wash machine on top the ground

Reply:

Cameron, in most jurisdictions in the U.S., Canada, Europe, and parts of Asia, the discharge of graywater or any building plumbing drain water directly to the ground surface is prohibited. You don't say where you live so I'm left having to advise that you check directly with your local building department.

Interestingly, research on use of graywater shows that it can be beneficial to plants and dry soils.

See GREYWATER SYSTEMS for details.


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