| A septic tank is a small scale sewage treatment | | | | environment. |
| system common in rural areas and small towns | | | | I bet you're wondering how often does the septic |
| that have no connection to main sewage pipes. A | | | | tank need to be emptied? This all depends on the |
| septic system is a type of onsite sewage facility. | | | | volume of the tank relative to the usage. The |
| Septic simply refers to the hazardous | | | | bigger the family, the more usage it will get. The |
| environment that develops in the tank and which | | | | smaller the tank, the more often it will require |
| decomposes the waste discharged into the septic | | | | emptying. In general it is rare for a septic tank |
| tank. | | | | system to require emptying more than once a |
| Septic tanks can contain vacuum systems that | | | | year. |
| feature industrial vacuum/pressure pumps. And | | | | Septic truck companies and vacuum truck |
| some tanks are fitted with a heavy duty stainless | | | | companies are hired to remove the hazardous |
| steel portal shutoff, complete with stainless steel | | | | waste that fills septic tanks. These tank trucks |
| mesh cartridge type filter to insure protection of | | | | are referenced by their size or volume capacity. |
| your valuable vacuum system. The units are | | | | Large trucks typically have capacities ranging |
| designed to accept any or all components to | | | | from 4000 to 9000 gallons, whereas a smaller |
| meet the demanding requirements of liquid and | | | | truck might have a capacity of less than 3000 |
| semi-solid hazardous waste removal, | | | | gallons. The truck uses a vacuum to clean several |
| transportation and disposal. | | | | septic tanks in a neighborhood and then deposit |
| Why does the hazardous waste need to be | | | | the septic material to a collection site. |
| transported? Because over time the waste that is | | | | A normally operating and properly designed septic |
| not decomposed by the anaerobic digestion does | | | | system is odor free and with an inspection and |
| build up. If it is not removed from the septic tank, | | | | pumping of the septic tank periodically the tank |
| the tank fills up and nondecomposed waste water | | | | itself should last for at least 50 years with little to |
| overflows directly to the drainage field. Not only is | | | | no maintenance. |
| this bad for your yard but it also can damage the | | | | |