No water in septic tank

[RobJ]

Now I know its treated at the intake and usually but not always before being dumped in the lake, but my ground juice tastes better and I really don't like drinking what I flushed....

I know the thought of sewer water isn't tasty...but the water coming out of a sewage treatment plant is cleaner than what's already in the lake. Lots of folks swim, ski (see swim), eat the fish, etc in a lake.

 

[dmccarty]

I know the thought of sewer water isn't tasty...but the water coming out of a sewage treatment plant is cleaner than what's already in the lake. Lots of folks swim, ski (see swim), eat the fish, etc in a lake.

And this lake is really muddy and dirty. A few years ago the sewage treatment plant failed and spilled millions of gallons of pee and poo that ended up in the lake. A week or so after the spill the local news stated that the water in the lake was safe. At the time I was kayaking at least once a week on that lake. I went on a 20 mile round trip paddle and the first five miles was fine. But then I got passed one of the three causeways between where I put in and where the pee/poo was flowing.

I was on the east side of the lake, which at this point was a good mile or so across and the wind was a bit from the east. I decided I wanted to paddle the west side of the lake for some reason. As I got closer to the west side I started seeing foam off in the distance. I figured it was just bubbles from power boats.

As I got closer the bubbles seemed brown. Not quite right. And they where as far as the eye could see. Then I started seeing basketball size gobs of stuff in the water. At which point I realized what I was paddling through. I changed my paddle cadence and style so I would splash as little as possible and got the heck out of dodge.

A sail boat with people swiming around it was about a mile from the visible sewage. Safe my fanny. I went back to the east side of the lake. I have NEVER worn the hat I had on that day.

While I know the treatment works, the image from what I saw that day will never leave me. I have heard that the water in the Thames in London is "recycled" through the city several times before being put into the channel.

The same TV station had a story with the Highway Patrol stating that driving in an area of eastern NC was very unsafe after one of our hurricanes. Basically don't go there. Dont drive if you live there. The very next story was how the area was fine, had limited damage, was safe and open for business...

Later,
Dan

 

[tallyho8]

For those who have their own wells and septic tanks, I wonder how long it takes the waters to merge.......

 

[marimus]

For those who have their own wells and septic tanks, I wonder how long it takes the waters to merge.......

There are several cities around the world that use treated effluent to recharge groundwater aquifers. I saw a program on tv the other night showing the process.

Anyway, they had a test well at 6m, 10m, and 20m from the injection well. At 6m some 90% of bacteria were gone. At 10m it was 98%, and at 20m the water was so clean, no contamination could be detected.

Of course, this will depend on the soil types etc, but I thought it was an amazing example of the filtering capacity.

Cran

 

[tlbuser]

tlbuser,


Those people are nuts if not down right stupid....


Later,
Dan

That's what I keep telling myself, but one of the golden rules is to never argue with a current or prospective client. Therefore, the reply is " I'll be happy to help you no matter whichever course of action you decide on.