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MsCwick
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Cristine
Farmville Virginia
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2007 :  2:29:07 PM  Show Profile
Have any of ya'll heard of people using above ground septic tanks? My dad is looking at a piece of property and there is no perc site due to the water table being really low. What do people in the rock mountains use? I'm searching google, but not really finding anything useful.
Thanks,
Cristine

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Lorna
Forest Hill MD
USA
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Posted - Aug 30 2007 :  2:33:33 PM  Show Profile  Send cabinmoose an AOL message  Send cabinmoose a Yahoo! Message
What I have seen used here are referred to as Sand Mound Septic Systems. They are basically built on top of the ground. I believe there are approx. 40' in diameter and the mound rises 4'.

http://www.laundry-alternative.com/sand_mound_septic_system.htm

http://www.agnr.umd.edu/users/wye/personel/Miller/septic.html

Check some of these out.

Hugs,

Lorna
Forest Hill, MD

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