Every septic tank requires a certain level of healthy bacteria in order to function properly. Bacteria inside a septic tank will work to digest organic wastes and help keep your system from clogging or backing up. Even… Continue reading

Winter temperatures are moving in quickly. If you have a cabin or vacant home that uses a septic system, you need to take measures to winterize it before it’s too late. A summer vacation home can be… Continue reading

Garbage disposals are extremely handy appliances that can make discarding food scraps easier and more convenient. However, since they have lots of moving parts, garbage disposals can and will break from time-to-time. Here are some helpful hints… Continue reading

The U.S. Government Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Public Health Service says, “A septic tank system will serve a home satisfactorily only if it is properly designed, installed, and adequately maintained”. The design and installation components… Continue reading

If you are a restaurant owner, grease traps are just one of the many checklist of items that you need to keep an eye on in order to for your food service environment to run smoothly and… Continue reading

If your home is not served by a public sewer system, your wastewater treatment and disposal is probably operated by a septic system. The key to reaping the significant financial benefit of using a septic tank depends… Continue reading

A well-running septic system is invaluable to your home. To keep your septic system working for you and not against you, there are certain products that you should be using in your home. Paying attention to the… Continue reading

This can be a very serious situation. In most cases, if raw sewage touched any portion of the interior of you home such as tile floors, hardwood floors, sheetrock, carpet, etc. the material should be removed, discarded… Continue reading

What happens when your tank is pumped? The tank lid usually has to be excavated to access the contents. All conents of the tank (liquid and solids) are removed. While the lid is removed, a toilet is… Continue reading

In Georgia, the local County Health Dept regulates, inspects and issues permits for septic installations and repairs. Alot goes into the issuing of a septic permit. Before land is developed for a subdivision, soil tests have to… Continue reading