Dumping Waste in Septics

Ken O wrote:

bid_time wrote:

PAThwacker wrote:

Ken O wrote:
I don't use chemicals either, to me its the same as flushing money down the toilet.

There is no way I can dump in my septic, its behind the house, a long ways from where I park the RV next to the garage. So, I built a homemade septic in the woods near the RV. I used two 55 gallon drums, connected them so I had a solids/digester, and clarifier, then a small 20' leach/drain field with perf pipe. Many years ago I worked for an outfit putting in septic systems, and had an idea of how they work. I have a backhoe, it was easy.

Its real nice to just leave if there is a line at the CG dump station. Or, if boon docking where there aren't any place to dump.

I'd be one pissed off neighbor if my well was close to that diy system

I don't care if my well was close to it or not. My neighbor would be getting a visit from the Health Department. That is just unacceptable. That's why they have to pass laws, cause of the stupid things some people will do.

Wow! I thought I was doing good, my scaled down system is no different than yours, and for the little that goes in it, its overkill.

Yeah, your cell phone would be burning up making calls if you were near me. Around here there are deer camps, and seasonal cabins with just outhouses. An outhouse is just shack over a pit in the ground. I have been to some deer camp parties, and can tell you more UNTREATED sewage is going down in a few hours, than my TREATED system in years.

Also, hunters out there, no flush toilets in the woods yet (more calls). The cattle up the road are dumping all the time, (more calls). Etc. I'm sure your pets are toilet trained, don't know about your neigbors, more calls.


I wish you well, we just live in different worlds.

I am not trying to get into your disagreement. We do seem to be a different world around here too. If you had any of the things you stated above in my area you would be in big trouble.

Some of the local parks do have "Vault Toilets" but, they are not out houses and they are pumped out once a year by a licensed pumper who takes the waste to a city that charges him a fee for dumping it.

No outhouses or homemade drain fields in may area

That being said, a lot of use still have substandard septic systems with no leach field at all. This only causes a problem if you sell the house. Then the next owner is required to add a leach field.

(My septic tank drains into a broken field tile, that ties into a broken field tile, that ties into a broken field tile. lol. Somewhere along the line it all just soaks away) Is it illegal ? Kinda, but nothing is said until the house is sold. Then it must be fixed.