septic
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The EA said the "most ambitious option" tested involved removing all wastewater, including from septic tanks.
From BBC • May 20, 2026
Decommissioning his old cesspool and buying the new septic tank already cost almost $10,000, he said, and installation and testing could easily triple that.
From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026
I went into septic shock and spent over a month in a medically induced coma.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 11, 2026
In Von Ormy, just outside of San Antonio, the town still doesn’t have a sewer system 18 years after it was created, relying entirely on septic tanks.
From Salon • May 3, 2026
He’d always believed his childhood was sterile, but the knowledge Macon and Ruth had given him wrapped his memory of it in septic sheets, heavy with the odor of illness, misery, and unforgiving hearts.
From "Song of Solomon" by Toni Morrison
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