Last month, the Septic Smart Week helped spread the message and raise awareness on how important it is to give good care and maintenance to your septic system. As your Dutchess County NY septic tank repairs experts, here at Jones Septic, we’re keen on sharing the best practices when it comes to septic system management and maintenance to ensure your safety and your family’s.
This annual observance is aimed at educating homeowners and communities on how to give proper care and maintenance to their septic systems.
Many households across the entire U.S territory still depend on an individual on-site system or, sometimes, on a small community cluster septic system to treat their wastewater. Septic systems treat and dispose of relatively small amounts of wastewater. Septic systems offer a wide range of individual and cluster treatment options to process household and commercial sewage.
They are a cost-effective and long-term solution for treating wastewater, mostly, in sparsely populated areas. If these systems are properly installed, operated and maintained, they can help protect public health while preserving valuable water resources and maintaining the community’s economic vitality.
Although some campaigns were launched throughout the country to promote the proper use, care and maintenance of septic systems during the Septic Smart Week, it is important that these practices and message remain relevant all year-round. That is the only way to ensure safe environments for all the members of the community.
But what are the key points to keep in mind at all times when it comes to septic systems? Below, you’ll find the most important ones:
- Make sure you get your septic tank pumped every 3 to 5 years. This will ensure that your septic tank will run smoothly, prevent your system for clogging or getting saturated.
- Always contact a certified pumper who can guarantee that the process will meet the higher standards and that they will respond for any damage caused to your property or septic system.
- Never use harsh chemicals or dispose of products like oil, grease, paint or medication through your home’s drains if you rely on a septic system. Chemicals and other substances can have a negative impact on the bacteria that live in your septic tank.
- Never park or place heavy items on top of your septic tank system’s drain field because the weight could damage it, sometimes irreversibly. Also, avoid planting trees or plants with deep roots on top or near your septic tank.
- Avoid leaks and address whatever minor issues your system may present with timeliness. Leaks can add hundreds of extra gallons of water every day, not to mention how much money you will waste on the water that you’ll never use or recover.
