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septic

adjective as in inflamed

adjective as in toxic

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And many homes in Berry Creek were on their own septic systems, which needed to be reconstructed to current codes, further driving up costs.

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Instead, they had to pay upward of tens of thousands of dollars to fix damaged septic systems, reinstall their own power poles and repave the asphalt melted from private roads.

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Nearly three months later, Agnes's body was discovered in a septic tank near the hotel.

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The science shows the pollution problem in Lough Neagh comes largely from agriculture, with some from wastewater processing, septic tank seepage and industrial pollution around the shores.

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She’s renovating the property to bring it up to seismic and ADA standards, harden it against wildfires and install a septic tank for a guest house.

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