Abandoning Septic Tanks and Soil Treatment Areas

Precautions must be taken to render the area of the old tank safe and free of environmental or public health impacts

Abandoning Septic Tanks and Soil Treatment Areas

A steel tank that's being abandoned during a system repair.

In the event that a septic tank is no longer used (because of an alternate connection to city sewer, tank replacement during system upgrade or repair, etc.), the tank must be properly abandoned. This applies to old cesspools, leaching pits, dry wells, seepage pits, vault privies...

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