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Septic Drainfield Location - Video 2
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How to find the septic system drainfield, soakaway bed, leach field, absorption bed. This article series and video explains how to find the septic drainfield or leach field or soakaway bed.
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Find the Septic System Drainfield
Septic System Component Location Video #2 - Possible Locations for a Drainfield at a site
This septic system video#2 describes walking a homesite by a lake in order to reason that the drainfield must be not only uphill from the lake but in this case uphill from the septic tank too.
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A septic pumping system will be needed. More videos on septic system location & maintenance are
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Reader Comments, Questions & Answers About The Article Above
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Can the 10 foot septic distance to buildings be negotiable?
My customer wants to build a garage but it’s only
6 1/2 ft from leachfield (new leachfield).
Since there is no basement, can the 10’ rule be negotiable? In Massachusetts On 2019-09-01 by Stephen Duff
On 2019-09-01 by (mod) - allowable distance, septic drainfield to new garage
Stephen
at CLEARANCE DISTANCES, SEPTIC SYSTEM we show that the distance from drainfield to structure varies by state code from 20' to 5'.
In Massachusetts I'd expect that the local building department or plumbing inspector may be willing to grant an exception for the case you describe;
in my OPINION your argument is bolstered by the illustration that it's a corner of the field that's less than 10 feet away and that that distance increases for the rest of the structure. Would it help to show the distance from the other drainfield corner to the garage? Is that going to be 10 ft or more?
Also important: in constructing the garage be sure to prevent heavy equipment from driving over the drainfield lest it be damaged by soil compression or pipes actually crushed by vehicle weight.
Let me know what the local inspector says.
We're buying a property with unknown septic location.
What are the requirements for digging a basement next to a leach field?
I am looking at buying the property of which we currently live.
It's a .3 acre lot with a single wide mobile home on the lot.
Our intention is to tear down the trailer, and put up a modular home on a basement foundation. Before we offer on the property we're trying to locate the septic elements.
It's dark now, but I have a feeling the tank and leach field are in the front yard.
What are the requirements for digging a basement next to a leach field? We're trying to find all our options... and finding it difficult... Any help is appreciated! On 2012-10-17 by KBader
Answer by (mod) -
K Bader,
Watch out: You could be making a costly mistake. First check with your local building and zoning department to assure that you can put a house on this lot.I would not buy property before those basic questions are answered.
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Septic Drainfield Location Articles
- CLEARANCE DISTANCES, SEPTIC SYSTEM
- SEPTIC TANK, HOW TO FIND for details about finding the septic tank or chamber or drywell or seepage pit.
- SEPTIC COMPONENT LOCATIONS
- SEPTIC DRAINFIELD INSPECTION & TEST - home
- SEPTIC DRAINFIELD LOCATION
- DRAINFIELD PIPE LOCATION, PRECISE
- EXCAVATE to LOCATE DRAINFIELD
- REASONS to FIND THE DRAINFIELD
- RECORDS to LOCATE the DRAINFIELD
- SURPRISING DRAINFIELD LOCATIONS
- UNLIKELY DRAINFIELD LOCATIONS
- VISUAL CLUES LOCATE the DRAINFIELD
- VISUAL CLUES LOCATE the SEPTIC TANK
- SEPTIC DRAINFIELD SIZE
- SEPTIC DRAINFIELD SHAPE
- SEPTIC VIDEOS - home, showing how to find the septic system, septic tank, & septic drainfield
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Citations & References
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- New York State Department of Health, APPENDIX 75-A WASTEWATER TREATMENT STANDARDS - INDIVIDUAL HOUSEHOLD SYSTEMS , [PDF] New York State Department of Health, 3 February 2010, retrieved 3/1/2010, original source: https://www.health.ny.gov/regulations/nycrr/title_10/part_75/appendix_75-a.htm
- Aero Stream ® , LLC W300 N7706 Christine Lane Hartland, WI 53029 Phone: (262) 538-4000 or (877)-254-7093 Fax: (262) 538-4093
- Kazunori, Hanyu, Hirohisa Kishino, Hidetoshi Yamashita and Chikio Hayashi. "Linkage between recycling and consumption: a case of toilet paper in Japan." Resources, Conservation and Recycling, Volume 30, Issue 3 (1 September, 2000): 177-199.
- Recycled Content in toilet paper (US EPA definition): When reporting recycled content, some toilet paper (and other product) manufacturers report total recycled content (combining pre- and post-consumer waste re-use) while others report post-consumer only. Both pre-consumer and post-consumer recycled materials provide the environmental benefits of displacing virgin feedstocks such as toilet paper using a high percentage of paper made from trees. Using post-consumer content has the added benefit of providing markets for materials separated for recycling by consumers, such as newspapers and magazines.
- Recovered materials: Waste materials and byproducts that have been recovered or diverted from solid waste, but does not include materials and byproducts generated from, and commonly reused within, an original manufacturing process.
- Thanks to reader Ernie Zinter for requesting clarification on the value of adding yeast to a septic tank. 02/17/2010. Don't do it - yeast in the septic is a suburban legend or an old wives tale that is not helpful and may be harmful to the septic system.
- Original citation for EPA article: http://www.epa.gov/nrmrl/pubs/625r00008/html/fs1.htm
- Andress, S.; Jordan, C. 1998. Onsite Sewage Systems. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Civil Engineering Department, Blacksburg, VA.
- Angoli, T. 2000. Hydrogen peroxide not recommended to unclog failed drainfields. Small Flows Quarterly Vol. 1 No. 2, p. 42-44.
- Clark, G.H. 1999. The Effect of Bacterial Additives on Septic Tank Performance. Master's thesis, North Carolina State University, Department of Soil Science, Raleigh, NC.
- Dow, D., and G. Loomis. 1999. Septic Tank Additives. University of Rhode Island Cooperative Extension Service Onsite Wastewater Training Center, Kingston, RI.
- Hairston, J.E., G. Speakman, and L. Stribling. 1995. Protecting Water Quality: Understanding Your Septic System and Water Quality. Alabama Cooperative Extension Publication wq-125.al, June 1995. Developed with support from Auburn University, Auburn, AL.
- Olson, K., D. Gustafson; B. Liukkonen; and V. Cook. 1977. SEPTIC SYSTEM OWNERS GUIDE [PDF]. University of Minnesota Extension Services Publication PC-6583-GO. University of Minnesota, College of Agricultural, Food, and Environmental Sciences, St.Paul, MN.
- Rupp, G. 1996. Questions and Answers About Septic System Additives. Montana State University Extension Service, Bozeman, MT.
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University (Virginia Tech). 1996. Septic System Maintenance. VTU publication no. 440-400, October 1996. Water Quality Program Committee, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, VA.
- Pennsylvania State Fact Sheets relating to domestic wastewater treatment systems include
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- Advanced Onsite Wastewater Systems Technologies, Anish R. Jantrania, Mark A. Gross. Anish Jantrania, Ph.D., P.E., M.B.A., is a Consulting Engineer, in Mechanicsville VA, 804-550-0389 (2006). Outstanding technical reference especially on alternative septic system design alternatives. Written for designers and engineers, this book is not at all easy going for homeowners but is a text I recommend for professionals--DF.
Design Manuals for Septic Systems
- US EPA ONSITE WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS MANUAL [online copy, free] Top Reference: US EPA's Design Manual for Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Disposal, 1980, available from the US EPA, the US GPO Superintendent of Documents (Pueblo CO), and from the National Small Flows Clearinghouse. Original source http://www.epa.gov/ORD/NRMRL/Pubs/625R00008/625R00008.htm Onsite wastewater treatment and disposal systems, Richard J Otis, published by the US EPA. Although it's more than 20 years old, this book remains a useful reference for septic system designers. U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Office of Water Program Operations; Office of Research and Development, Municipal Environmental Research Laboratory; (1980)
- Eco John® Innovative Toilet Solutions, Global Inventive Industries, Fountain Valley CA, PDF, product brochure
- "International Private Sewage Disposal Code," 1995, BOCA-708-799-2300, ICBO-310-699-0541, SBCCI 205-591-1853, available from those code associations.
- "Manual of Policy, Procedures, and Guidelines for Onsite Sewage Systems," Ontario Reg. 374/81, Part VII of the Environmental Protection Act (Canada), ISBN 0-7743-7303-2, Ministry of the Environment,135 St. Clair Ave. West, Toronto Ontario M4V 1P5 Canada $24. CDN.
- Manual of Septic Tank Practice, US Public Health Service's 1959.
- In addition to citations & references found in this article, see the research citations given at the end of the related articles found at our suggested
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