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Protecting Your Septic System During the Winter Months

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How can you protect your septic system during the winter months? Freezing can become an issue when the temperatures start to drop. The most vulnerable components are the pipes leading from the house into the septic tank. Leaky fixtures such as faucets and toilets can keep a steady drip through the pipes which could freeze, blocking the pipes. Other components which can potentially freeze are the tank, pipes leading to the drainfield and the drainfield itself.

Snow itself is a great insulator over your septic tank and leachfield. Make sure you do not drive over your tank and leachfield. Compacted snow can drive down the frost and increase your chances of freezing. Driving over your leachfield and septic system is never a good idea in any season. It can lead to damage to your system. Grass is always a good choice for over your septic system or mulch if grass is not available. It is a great insulator without deep roots to interfere with or damage your system.

Systems which are in use have a lesser possibility of freezing since liquid is always flowing through the system. Homes which are used seasonally or sporadically have a greater risk for freezing since the system is dormant much of the time.

Fixing leaky faucets and toilets before winter sets in can greatly lessen your chances of freezing occurring and also conserve water. This can save you from costly repairs down the road.

If you suspect you have a problem, call a professional right away. Septic Preservation Services has 24 emergency services for help with any septic emergency. They can evaluate your system and make repairs if needed. They also offer a great maintenance program to keep your septic system running smoothly year round. Call them with all your questions at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Septic System Maintenance with Septic Preservation

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Septic Preservation Services have septic system maintenance scheduled today in Foxboro, Mansfield, Lakeville, North Attleboro, Sharon, Seekonk, Swansea, and Rehoboth, MA. We have regular service and maintenance appointments with many clients in Massachusetts on a quarterly, biannual or annual basis, dependent on the system and clients’ requirements. If you would like to feel confident that your septic system is going to be maintained on a regular basis, it may be a good idea to contact Septic Preservation Services to discuss our services. For more information or to schedule an appointment please do contact our office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Tips for Commercial Septic System Property Owners

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Most of the customer care information that you will find online with regard to septic systems is geared toward residential consumers.

Commercial septic system users have a completely unique set of guidelines, care tips and maintenance schedules that they need to adhere to in order to keep their systems in healthy running order. There are many commercial businesses that use septic systems including restaurants, schools, hospitals, beauty shops and laundry facilities.

Wastewater and Water Usage

One of the biggest concerns for both residential and commercial clients is water usage and the amount of wastewater it adds to the system. Commercial systems that discharge less than 10,000 gallons of sanitary wastewater each day fall under the Massachusetts Title 5 regulation and all of the associated requirements. This includes Title 5 Inspections and rules regarding cleaning, usage and pumping, as well as repairs or upgrades of failed systems.

However, commercial systems that discharge industrial wastewater or anything other than sanitary wastewater must first store the non-sanitary wastewater in an industrial wastewater holding tank. These businesses must apply for a permit to use the industrial wastewater holding tank. Any sanitary wastewater from these same commercial businesses can continue to be discharged into an on-site system. The point is just to separate the non-sanitary wastewater from the on-site system for proper processing.

Industry-Specific Issues

Certain types of commercial businesses must address specific issues that are related to their unique industry. For example, according to Massachusetts State Law, printers, photo processors and dry cleaners must be certified under the Environmental Results Program (ERP), which is a program for streamlined permitting and compliance, due to the types of chemicals and industrial waste produced by their facilities. Other types of businesses will have other types of requirements under the law.

Beauty Shops

Under Massachusetts law, these facilities are able to utilize a septic system for toilet waste and regular shampoo water as long as they are using less than the 10,000 gallons per day limit. Wastewater that comes from chemical treatments, such as hair color, perms, straighteners, etc., must be store in an industrial wastewater holding tank with a permit from MassDEP. To faciliate this, beauty shop owners can choose to direct all sinks to the holding tank or use a special sink that has been separately plumbed for use with chemical treatments to ensure that the wastewater goes to the holding tank.

Hospitals

As long as it remains under the 10,000 gallon per day threshold, hospitals can send all sanitary wastewater from sinks, showers, toilets and laundry to a septic system. In most cases, however, hospitals will use much more than 10,000 gallons per day. Lab waste is considered to be industrial wastewater and must be stored in a MassDEP permitted holding tank.

Laundry Facilities

Again, as long as sink and toilet waste are sanitary and under the 10,000 gallons per day maximum, this type of business can send their wastewater to an on-site septic system. However, any wastewater from the laundry itself must be stored in a permitted MassDEP industrial wastewater holding tank. Businesses that offer both laundry and drycleaning services must fall under the regulation of a Dry Cleaner and are required to be certified under the ERP.

Office Buildings

As long as no chemicals or otherwise considered industrial wastewater is being produced, most office buildings are eligible to use an on-site septic system for sanitary wastewater that results from toilet waste, sinks and showers as long as it is under the 10,000 gallons per day limit. In this case, no other permitting or certification would be required.

Restaurants

Sanitary wastewater under 10,000 gallons per day can be discharged into a septic system if it comes from sink or toilet waste. Due to the food preparation and cooking that goes on in this type of business, all restaurants are required by Massachusetts State Law to install grease traps that can handle the wastewater that comes from the food preparation stations in the kitchen. All restaurant grease traps should be inspected on a monthly basis and must be cleaned once the grease level hits 25% of capacity or every three months.

Grocery Stores

As long as they use less than 10,000 gallons of water per day, grocery stores can discharge the wastewater from sinks and toilets to a septic system. Food preparation areas must have grease traps installed and, as with restaurants, should be inspected monthly and cleaned every three months or when the grease level reaches 25% of capacity.

Call a Professional Service

If you run a commercial business in the State of Massachusetts, you should contact a professional septic system service to ensure that you are working within the parameters of local law. Septic Preservation Services has over 15 years of experience servicing, inspecting, repairing and cleaning septic systems for commercial and residential customers all over Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire and Maine. Call us today at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com for a professional consultation and evaluation of your septic system and help you stay on top of it all with our Preventative Maintenance Program.

Septic Preservation Services Performing Septic Cleaning

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Septic Preservation Services has septic cleaning scheduled for customers today in North Smithfield, Cumberland, Foster, Glocester, Lincoln, Johnston and Scituate, RI. Carrying out regular maintenance on your septic system will ensure its longevity and help prevent costly repairs. If you need to arrange septic cleaning for your septic system or if you have any questions please do contact our office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Happy Valentine’s Day from Septic Preservation Services

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Septic Preservation Services wishes all of its customers and friends Happy Valentines Day! We know that the smell of a sewer in the morning is not terribly romantic, so we would recommend that you have your septic system regularly serviced to ensure that these odors do not invade your home. We have septic services including Singulair Service, FAST Service, Advanced Treatment Unit Service, Jet System Service and Wastewater Services scheduled today in Fairhaven, New Bedford, Mattapoisett, Marion, Rochester, Westport and Fall River, MA. If you need to schedule a septic system service or you have concerns about your septic system that you wish to discuss further please do contact our office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Septic Preservation Services Schedules Septic System Pumping

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Septic Preservation Services have septic pumping scheduled today in Bolton, Clinton, Boxborough, Ayer, Carlisle, Acton and North Reading, MA. Regular septic pumping will ensure that your septic system continues to operate correctly and will help avoid septic system repairs and failures. It is recommended that you have your septic system pumped every three years but this will vary depending on various factors including water usage and the size of your septic system. If you have any questions or wish to schedule a septic pump out please contact our office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Properly Maintaining Your Septic System

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A septic system that has been designed, built and maintained properly will effectively and efficiently reduce or eliminate most of the waste, health and environmental threats that can come as a result of household wastewater. However, despite a good design and quality workmanship, septic system care should include participation in a preventative maintenance program.

Regular maintenance is important to prevent septic system failure, which can be dangerous and costly to repair. Your septic system needs to be monitored by a professional inspector and service company to ensure that it is performing adequately for the number of persons living in your home and the amount of daily use.

Make sure to speak with a trusted septic service professional before making any changes to your system or usage patterns to ensure that you are working within the parameters of your system’s design and capabilities.
Proper septic system care will save you money in the long run. A septic system that has failed will be very expensive to repair or replace and unfortunately, poor maintenance and care is usually the reason why most systems fail.

Signing up for a preventative maintenance program, such as the one offered by Septic Preservation Services is worth the cost associated with the service when you think about how much it would cost to replace the entire system after a failure. Your septic service professional will inspect and monitor your residential septic system to ensure that is in good working order.

Pumping should occur approximately every three to five years. Your preventative maintenance program serviceman will let you know when your system needs to be pumped and will give you tips on how to properly maintain your septic system in the mean time.

Pumping will depend on the quality of your septic system, the number of people living in your home and the size of your tank and drainfield. A system that has failed can considerably lower your property value and could become a health and legal liability.
The health and welfare of you, your family, your guests, your neighbors and everyone in your community depends on your ability to maintain septic system care. Because your septic system does the dirty job of processing and eliminating human waste from your home, improper maintenance can cause a lot of unhealthy problems.

A well-running septic system will work to prevent the spread of disease and infection. Regular septic system maintenance will ensure that the dangerous pathogens from your wastewater doesn’t reach the local groundwater supply. Other dangerous things that can be found in household wastewater include phosphorus, nitrogen and disease-causing bacteria.

Studies show that 25% of all homes in the United States use a septic system. Approximately 4 billion gallons of wastewater is dispersed below the surface each and every day. Septic systems that aren’t effectively treating the sewage in the drainfield can become a health hazard and a threat to drinking water, contaminating wells and surface waters. This can pose a threat of infection and disease not just to humans, but also to animals living in the area.

Surface waters, such as rivers, lakes and ponds, that become contaminated by improperly treated sewage can cause a variety of infectious diseases. Eye and ear infections are common, as are acute gastrointestinal illnesses. Diseases like hepatitis can also be spread throughout communities and to recreational water users and swimmers in this manner.
Now that we know why you should maintain your septic system, it’s time to talk about how to get the job done. We have already talked about getting in touch with your septic service provider to find out about a preventative maintenance program. Remember, Septic Preservation Services services customers all throughout Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, and Maine. Their highly trained and experienced staff can help you with septic system care all over the South Coast region.

You should also take the time to learn all you can about proper use of your septic system, how much water you should be using, ways to reduce the amount of water you put into your septic tank each day, things you should never flush down the toilet and other helpful tips. Your septic system service provider can help get you started with a clean and functional system and can help you develop good habits that will keep your system running effectively and efficiently.

Please call Septic Preservation Services at 877-378-4279 with all your septic questions and to set up a maintenance program. Visit www.septicpreservation.com for more information.

Cesspool Repacement

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Septic Preservation Services are doing a cesspool replacement for a customer in Acushnet, MA today. A cesspool is a pit which acts as both a settling chamber for solids and a leaching system for liquids. The use of cesspools may overload the capacity of the soil to remove bacteria, viruses, and phosphorus, and to nitrify ammonia and organic nitrogen compounds. Over time, when the drainage area around the leaching pool becomes saturated, additional pools may have to be dug to handle the volume. Cesspools must be treated to avoid harmful chemicals from forming and also to empty the pool which needs to be done regularly. This is the reason which makes a cesspool require a high cost of maintenance.

In Massachusetts Title 5 does not require Cesspools to be replaced:

“only those cesspools that exhibit signs of hydraulic failure, are located extremely close to private or public water supplies, or otherwise fail to protect or pose a threat to public health, safety or the environment will need to be upgraded (310 CMR 15.303). Also, cesspools must be upgraded prior to an increase in design flow (e.g., the addition of a bedroom to a home or seats to a restaurant).” The Official Website of the Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs

We provide cesspool services, pump out services and cesspool replacement if requested. We have worked with customers in Attleboro, Bridgewater, Raynham, Franklin, Sturbridge, Marion and Westford, MA recently to either replace cesspools which were required because of Title 5, or requested for financial or environmental reasons by the property owner. We have also conducted cesspool services and pumping.
If your property has a cesspool, make sure that you work with a company that has extensive experience working with cesspools in Massachusetts. If you have any questions or need to arrange an appointment please do contact our office at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Flushable Wipes

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Flushable Wipes! Wipes are everywhere and are the ultimate convenience. There are baby wipes for changing diapers and general cleanups, kitchen wipes, make-up wipes, wipes with bleach, floor wipes, pet wipes, bathroom wipes and even flushable wipes. They make our life easier especially on the go, but should we be flushing any of these down the toilet, even the ones that claim to be flushable?

Studies have been done to test flushable wipes to see how quickly they biodegrade, and while they may break down faster than non flushable wipes, they do not break down as quickly as they should. Wipes have the potential to plug the sewer line between the house and tank and build up at the inlet of the septic tank.

Wipes can build up in the septic tank and reduce the ability of the solids to breakdown and allow just liquid to discharge to leach field. This can cause failure of the septic system. The antibacterial agents on the wipes can also harm the helpful bacteria in your septic tank.

The best advice is to throw all the wipes, even the flushable ones in the garbage. The only thing that should be put in your toilet is toilet paper. One-ply is the best and trying to get everyone in the family to conserve the amount of toilet paper being used will keep your septic system running smoothly.

Septic Preservation Services has a great maintenance program and can answer all your septic questions. Call them at 877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

Septic Remediation and Septic Repairs

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Septic Preservation Services has septic repairs scheduled in Arrowsic, Phippsburg, Orr’s Island, Topsam, Bowdoinham, Westport Island, Boothbay and Bailey Island, ME. We are experienced in septic remediation and septic repairs and can identify many different septic problems and rectify them, often quickly, with minimum disruption. However, if you delay in having septic repairs done, you may find that a minor repair can become much a bigger and more expensive repair so we would suggest not waiting to have a problem fixed. If you are concerned you may need a septic repair or if you have any questions, please do contact our office at877-378-4279 or visit www.septicpreservation.com

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