Septic System Health And Safety
The septic system in your home is one of the vital parts of your property. Without a functioning septic system, you can’t even legally sell your home – so it makes sense to maintain and care for it properly.
A septic system consists of two main parts - a septic tank and a drainfield. The septic tank is a watertight box, usually made of concrete or fiberglass, with an inlet and outlet pipe. Wastewater flows from the home to the septic tank through a sewer pipe. In the septic tank the wastewater naturally separates into solids and liquids. The wastewater forms three layers inside the tank. Solids lighter than water (such as greases and oils) float to the top; solids heavier than water settle at the bottom. Partially clarified wastewater is left in the middle. Naturally occurring bacteria break down the solids. The waste that cannot be broken down settles in the bottom of the tank and is periodically pumped out. The clarified liquid flows from the tank to the drainfield where it’s uniformly distributed for final purification.
We should be thinking about septic system health and safety since there are potential collapse hazards which can be fatal, and there are bacterial and pathogen hazards for both site occupants and for the environment if a septic system is not working properly. Now there is FAST Septic Systems which are the scientifically advanced, self-contained wastewater treatment systems that replace all sizes of septic tanks and sewer lines. FAST Septic Systems contain no moving parts, using only naturally occurring micro-biological activities to cleanse the sewage wastewater from family homes, vacation dwellings and projects large and small. FAST treatment protects family health, dwellings, property and water supplies.