nieghbors septic system placement

[LBrown59]

1*You can disagree with me all you like, I simply had to follow the LAW.
2*Not subject to interpretation, not subject to my opinion, yours, or anyone else's.
3*I'm just telling it like it is here from personal experience.
4* You CAN force a well to be moved if it is located within 100' of the property boundry, like it or not.
5*Maybe your area is different,
6 but my guess is there are laws and regulations that govern it,
7*and opinions won't matter much.
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1*Not really disagreeing with you__Jist pointing what I've learned By experience in my area.
4*I never heard of this around here. I have 2 wells. One on each side of my property and both are within 100 feet of my property.
I had the first one drilled in 1966 and the second one in 1971.
Both are over 100 feet from the neighbors septic systems. If either neighbor or even myself wants to make any changes in the septic we would have to get a permit to do so. If the permit states 100 feet from a well the specs for the septic would have to be changed not the location of the well.
5*I think it is~ I've see some screwy rules and regulations in some of the New England and Western states. Not that Ohio and the county I live in don't have their share of them too!
6*Yes there are rules and regulations here also.
But when it says a septic system must b at least 100 feet away from a well that don't mean the well has to be moved to allow the septic installation.
If the well is already there it means the septic must be placed so that it's not within 100 feet of the well.
If the septic is already there it means that a new well can't be drilled within 100 feet of the septic system. There again It's first their first rights.
7*My post was based on hands on experience from drilling some water wells and installing a few septic systems over the last 42 years.
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[vintovka]

I'm newcomer to the forum and it was hard to resist commenting on this very touchy topic.

First off I've spent most of my very long adult life investigating and attempting to correct rural water quality problems. Setback distances between well and leach fields were set long ago on best guess and what politics would allow. Long as no one could see, smell or taste it (or get sick) everything was fine and no one wanted to know anything more. That time is pretty much over. As technology to detect water borne pathogens/pollutants gets better and cheaper the whole concept of parcel size and setback distances may change radically. Between the use of special dyes, tracers and instrumentation it's not hard to see cross contamination in rural areas with the simple mix of shallow wells and small parcels. IMHO the only way to protect yourself think about installing a small home reverse osmosis system. usually under $175 at the big box stores.

Tested several systems (including my own) for total, fecal and fecal strep coliform and most inorganic contaminant removal (TCE, PCE benzene the works). The Labs say the things actually work with better than 95% removal. Side benefits include providing 5 gallons of drinking water (under pressure) during power outages or while your chlorinating the well. I

Sorry if this offends but truth is we all drink recycled water to some degree and yes there can be "nasties" in it.

 

[Doc_Bob]

Sorry if this offends but truth is we all drink recycled water to some degree and yes there can be "nasties" in it.

No offense taken.
Bob

 

[LBrown59]

I'm newcomer to the forum and it was hard to resist commenting on this very touchy topic.

First off I've spent most of my very long adult life investigating and attempting to correct rural water quality problems. Setback distances between well and leach fields were set long ago on best guess and what politics would allow. Long as no one could see, smell or taste it (or get sick) everything was fine and no one wanted to know anything more. That time is pretty much over. As technology to detect water borne pathogens/pollutants gets better and cheaper the whole concept of parcel size and setback distances may change radically. Between the use of special dyes, tracers and instrumentation it's not hard to see cross contamination in rural areas with the simple mix of shallow wells and small parcels. IMHO the only way to protect yourself think about installing a small home reverse osmosis system. usually under $175 at the big box stores.

Tested several systems (including my own) for total, fecal and fecal strep coliform and most inorganic contaminant removal (TCE, PCE benzene the works). The Labs say the things actually work with better than 95% removal. Side benefits include providing 5 gallons of drinking water (under pressure) during power outages or while your chlorinating the well. I

Sorry if this offends but truth is we all drink recycled water to some degree and yes there can be "nasties" in it.

Informative post; but what about this bit of being able to force your neighbor to move his well simply because you want to install a septic system or modify an existing one?
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[Phils]

I'm newcomer to the forum and it was hard to resist commenting on this very touchy topic.

Well.... WELCOME to TBN vintovka! And with your experience I predict you will be a valuable resource to Rural Living. As you know, there are other threads dealing with water issues.

Phil

 

[JJT]

Our rules - 100' separation, unless the well is downhill from the septic, then you have a 200' separation required. Also your septic must be 100' from your property line, otherwise you are encroaching on your neighbors property. In addition to this we also have a 2 acre minimum lot size. All in all I think these rules make sense. We have some 30 - 40 houses in the village with .5 acre lots and many of the wells are contaminated, (most of these houses are 75+ years old, predating any health regulations).