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  • From: DGilsen@aol.com
  • To: permaculture@lists.ibiblio.org
  • Subject: Re: [permaculture] Used Septic Tanks for Rainwater?
  • Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:27:48 EST

You can get a septic tank cleaned out by any reputable septic service then
you have to " sanitize" the tank with some industrial strength chlorine
tablets. The very first thing you must do is to dig up the downstream end
of the
septic tank and cut the leach field end of the tank off and cap it. you
will
need to dig down about eighteen inches dead center in the back end of the
tank. There, you will find the down stream end of the tank and will find the
pipe leading to the leach field. If you don't cap that pipe the access
rain
water will just disappear down your leach field. Chlorine will dissipate in
about three days and while you can't drink that water it will be good for
your
plants and out of the way you will have to have a small pump to suck the
rain water back out.
That is a good Idea. The tanks may be only 1000 gallons but free is
good. If you can get a backhoe operator to bring you fill dirt you may have
a
really good small business going. Offer for a small fee to dig up their
septic tanks and have the backhoe operator just fill the hole in with free
fill
dirt. Then you can sell the used septic tanks for rain water harvesting.
Give the new buyers detailed instructions on how to sanitize their tanks.
Carol
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