Why Maintain Your Septic System? There are three important health reasons for maintaining your septic system.
1. The first reason is the health of your pocketbook. Poor maintenance results in failed systems requiring repairs at a minimum and sometimes system replacement. Repairs or replacement cost can be thousands of dollars, whereas a periodic inspection and plumping cost about $100-200.
2. The second reason is the health of your family, your community and the environment. Untreated sewage contains disease causing bacteria and viruses, as well as unhealthy amounts of nitrate and other chemicals. Failed septic systems can allow untreated sewage to seep into wells, groundwater, and surface waterbodies, where people get their drinking water and recreate.
3. The third reason is the health of your economy. Contamination of waterbodies by failed septic systems pollutes water supplies, closes shellfish beds and recreational areas and creates offensive odors. Quality of life, recreational opportunities, livelihoods, and tourism decline, and with them go the property values and economic vitality of the area.
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