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Purpose of This Manual
This manual is a guide to owning and maintaining your septic system. It is
designed to cover the major issues that you may face, and hopefully to give you
a better understanding and appreciation of how your system works and why.
Your Mission – Should You
Choose to Accept It...
Congratulations. Now that you own an on-site
sewage system, you have become a wastewater
treatment plant operator (just on a very small
scale). You are also a farmer – of bacteria that is.
Your mission, should you choose to accept it is to
properly operate and maintain your system and
make sure at all times to keep your micro-livestock
happy. Happy bugs in your system means they are
alive, well, and doing their job to turn your smelly
sewage into clean, clear, recycled water.
Your first step is to read this manual and try to
follow it's advice. And remember – be nice to your
system and it will be nice to you.
How to Use This Manual
This manual is organized to cover all types of systems, and you should read
Section's 1 and 2 no matter what type of system you have. Section 1 is a Do's
and Don't list to familiarize you with what you should and shouldn't be doing with
your system. Section 2 covers the basics that affect all on-site septic systems.
Section 3 describes different system components, their place in the system, how
they work and their maintenance requirements.
In order for you to understand your particular system, look at the front cover of
this manual and see which System Type and other Components have been
checked. Then turn to the pages shown next to the items to read more.
Example –
System Type: ATU – read page 38. (Make sure and follow all
page links on page 38).
Other components: Pump Basin – read page 43.
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