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Wastewater do's and don'ts
MANAGED BY THE PLANNING & ZONING DEPARTMENT
 
  Do...
 
  • Use water efficiently.
  • Use household cleaners in moderation.
  • Avoid putting grease and fat down the drain.
  • Keep records of repairs, pumping, inspections and any other pertinent maintenance actions.
  • Learn the location of your on-site wastewater treatment system.
  • Put a fence or other barrier to prevent damage to your on-site wastewater treatment system, if necessary.
  • Have the septic tank pumped periodically.
  • Take immediate action to correct problems when they arise.
 
  Don't...
 
  • Drive over or park on any part of an on-site wastewater treatment system.
  • Use an on-site wastewater treatment system as a trash can.
  • Build anything over an on-site wastewater treatment system or cover the system with a hard surface such as concrete or asphalt.
  • Allow surface drainage of any kind to runoff over a drainfield.
  • Discharge water softener backwash or sump pump effluent into the septic tank.
  • Allow rain gutters or storm drains to discharge into or on top of an on-site wastewater treatment system.
  • Plant water-loving or deep-rooted plants over the system.
  • Allow sump pump effluent to enter the septic tank and/or drainfield.
 
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