Septic tanks and leachfields need occasional pumpouts to keep working properly. A septic tank that is pumped regularly can last for decades without stop-ups or backups. Working onsite wastewater systems are good for the environment. Annual septic inspection is best.

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Solve Your Septic Tank Problems Here

Septic tanks (mound, ET, aerobic and conventional) serve about 25 million homes in the United States (1.2 million in California alone), and they need regular pumpouts to continue to function properly. Some people think that septic tanks have a bad reputation, but the helpful, unbiased information found here will let you continue to use your septic tank in an environmentally responsible, economical manner. You can find reliable septic tank information at this website.

This website hass pumpout guidelines and schedules, what you need to know to maintain your septic tank (called a digester for our UK visitors)  and leach field or leech field (soakaway, soakpit or reed bed for our UK visitors) so as to prevent overflow, stop-ups, septic smells and odors; the basics of septic tank leach fields, biological treatments, and all the other knowledge that septic tank owners need.

Regular septic tank pumpouts prolong the life of leach fields.

Septic tank pumpouts are a necessary fact of life for rural and suburban dwellers, and this website has the information that you need to schedule pumping your septic tank properly and economically. Septic tanks and leech fields (drainfields) tend to be a mystery to most people, particularly city dwellers. The articles listed on the left will help you to understand how a septic tank works, why they fail and (most importantly) how to keep your septic tank system working.