23. FLOW TEST ONLY ?
From source through the tank.
Must see water dropping off at the inlet.
Water coming back at you?
Outlet delivery could be running up hill.
24. IF YOU CAN’T SEE,
YOU DON’T KNOW WHERE THE WATER IS GOING.
Purpose-pretreatment, ADEQ Comprehensive Septic Tank Inspection is from the Tank out.
The very first point of Inspection is to take the effluent level, if at all possible at the outlet.
When you see this-
ADEQ septic tank inspection is from tank out, but better vet your inlet source-does it come into the tank. Inlet cannot be submerged-water coming back at you with a flow test, outlet delivery may be up hill-push your hose further ito the delivery line- Long before you see the water coming back, you will have had signs of trouble by observation of tank.
Just performing a flow test give no proof that your delivery lines lines are connected.
Observe multiple issues ?
Lots to see here.
Baffle barely holding.
New leaching field, but no new baffle.
This precast manufacturer has since replaced concrete baffles with plastic.
Not more than ½ inch of sidewall left at the outlet.
Concrete not yet slufffing off.
4 fields, 4 bedroom home, shallow fields.
Not doing much good here, delivery to the D-box is damaged.
Eventually result of deterioration will block the flow. Again delivery to D-box on the left side shows line is uphill, indicating there is a dipped, crimped or severed delivery line leading to the D-Box
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In 16 years I have not measured any fields on a system with the same effluent level. The soil determines the absorption rate. Fields can be 6 ft apart and the SAR will be drastically different.
Seepage Pits are still being permitted in Arizona, however they can only be permitted in “certain circumstances”.
Here locally, there are usually two in tandem, this one was never connected to the failed pit.
We see these concrete baffles in the 50’s and 60’s, no air space between top of the baffle and tank lid.
Pipe comes out of the septic tank and runs down hill or into a ravine, or wash.
