septic system
Example Sentences
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He soon discovered his septic system didn’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
The worst-case scenario, many said, would be fixing up their septic system to meet current requirements, and subsequently having to pay for the sewer line installation and connection later on.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
“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
Maybe this wasn’t a snow day, or a free day, or a broken septic system like the one that had closed school for a whole week last year.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
