What Could Be Hiding Underground?
You could have some very old technology working for you. In the past, steel tanks, cinderblock tanks or poured-in-place concrete tanks were used. Septic system technology is constantly changing and improving. Today, septic tanks are either pre-fabricated concrete or plastic. Since the mid-1970s, septic tanks are required to have two compartments. old tanks may only have one compartment. Today’s pipes used in leaching beds are plastic, but in the past clay tiles, asbestos pipes and non-corrode pipes were used.
You could have some very old technology working for you. In the past, steel tanks, cinderblock tanks or poured-in-place concrete tanks were used. Septic system technology is constantly changing and improving. Today, septic tanks are either pre-fabricated concrete or plastic. Since the mid-1970s, septic tanks are required to have two compartments. old tanks may only have one compartment. Today’s pipes used in leaching beds are plastic, but in the past clay tiles, asbestos pipes and non-corrode pipes were used.