{"id":14210,"date":"2022-05-01T22:45:21","date_gmt":"2022-05-01T21:45:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businessfinancenews.com\/?p=14210"},"modified":"2022-05-02T09:01:56","modified_gmt":"2022-05-02T08:01:56","slug":"septic-vs-sewer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businessfinancenews.com\/home\/septic-vs-sewer\/","title":{"rendered":"septic vs sewer"},"content":{"rendered":"
A septic system is one way of dealing with wastewater after it is flushed down your toilets or washed down your drains. Septic systems, unlike sewer systems, are privately owned and maintained. They\u2019re common in rural areas where municipal sewer systems do not exist.<\/p>\n
Septic systems consist of two parts: a septic tank and a leach field. Sewage enters the septic tank from a large pipe running from the house. Once in the tank, the sewage is allowed to separate, with solids settling to the bottom and clearer water rising to the top. That clearer water is eventually sent to the leach field, where the remaining solids are removed and the water reenters the earth.<\/p>\n
The price of a septic system depends on a number of factors, including the size the system, your region of the country, the type of tank, the type of piping and the local terrain. You could pay as little as $2,000<\/strong> or upwards of $20,000<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Most smaller systems range in price from $3,000 to $5,000<\/strong>, while larger residential systems fall in the $5,000 to $10,000<\/strong> range.<\/p>\n Sewers are shared wastewater treatment systems that are owned and managed by the city or town in which you live. Wastewater is flushed away from your home through city-owned pipes to a central treatment facility.<\/p>\n Most people prefer sewer systems to septic systems, if they have the choice. However, sewer hookup is not available in all areas, particularly in rural areas.<\/p>\n Connecting your home to a city sewer system is expensive. Hookup fees can range from $5,000<\/strong> to more than $20,000<\/strong>, as the city or town tries to recoup some of the costs of running sewer lines to your neighborhood. In some areas, the local government requires homeowners to connect to new sewer lines.<\/p>\n In addition to hookup costs, you\u2019ll have to pay a monthly sewer bill. Rates vary widely from one region of the country to another, so you\u2019ll have to check with your local government body for cost estimates.<\/p>\n Author:<\/strong> Ashley Smith<\/p>\n About Septic Systems A septic system is one way of dealing with wastewater after it is flushed down your toilets or washed down your drains. Septic systems, unlike sewer systems, are privately owned and maintained. They\u2019re common in rural areas where municipal sewer systems do not exist. Septic systems consist of two parts: a septic…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[55],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\nSeptic Tank Pros <\/h4>\n
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