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The walls of the tanks are normally very thick and strong, (built to last)
As to the system, the soakaways once installed they are deteriorating, depending how they are constructed, they would last ten to 20 years although with modern living, with the use of washing machines, dish washers and other kitchen appliances, along with contemporary standards of personal hygiene, which included daily bathing for many, means that tank systems can lack the capability required for modern living, especially if surface water is entering the system because of low-lying manholes, open joints or a broken pipe, soakaways often diminish and cease to work within one year because of surface water entering the system
We have options to solve the problems that people with septic tanks and treatment plants are having due to surface water entering the system, based on the preliminary observations and surveys we have carried out recently ,
Before outlining the options, it would be helpful to outline how a septic tank works
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