septic system
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The couple was also told they would need to put in an advanced septic system at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026
He insisted he had the right to maintain his own septic system, scoffing at a regulation that it be done by an approved firm.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
“You might flood a septic system; you might have a sewage spill,” Frazer says.
From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 2023
A working septic system depends on the distance between its underground tank and the groundwater below.
From Salon • Mar. 31, 2023
The toilet wasn’t hooked up to any sewer or septic system.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
