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This is where STEDS is good - there's no dispersal, and the tank stays basically sealed. All your grey (well, black really) water goes to the treatment plant out of town and the solids settle to the bottom of the tank and you get it pumped every 4 years for the exorbitant sum of $110. Its like a...

Haha I had a guy ring me the other night (reasonably late) wanting to know where my STEDS line is and where the connection points are. He's designing our septic system, and he does it on the side - his day job is some kind of environmental engineer. Apparently the silly man was just emailing...

Hehe ... I don't even *know* what is under the ground at my old house. I suspect soakage pit, not a proper tank. I hit buried galvanised iron while I was planting some trees that is probably the lid, and it has a vent. The house was converted from a funeral parlour with no bathroom to a house in...

Have several quotes - from plumbers and the builder. All say $4000, give or take. We're on STEDS - so the liquid from the tank drains to a common area a few km out of town, and the sediment needs to be cleaned out every 4 or so years (which costs $180 each time). Without STEDS you need either a...