onsite sewage program

What is Operation & Maintenance?

A common thought related to onsite sewage systems is to think of the onsite sewage system as “out of site – out of mind”. Many homeowners don’t even realize that they have an onsite sewage system. However the modern day onsite sewage system is a very important component of the home.

A reasonable way to look at operation and maintenance is by comparing it to the maintenance of your automobile. Not many people will dispute the fact that their automobile needs periodic maintenance to continue functioning at optimum levels. And just like your automobile the modern onsite sewage system needs periodic inspections and maintenance to function properly.

With the increased complexity of onsite sewage systems, the increasing need to protect diminishing ground water supplies and the desire to prevent costly premature failures of onsite sewage systems, a more detailed system of operation and maintenance has been developed. The modern onsite sewage system may need inspection annually at a minimum. If the systems are not maintained properly the chances of pre-mature failure increase dramatically. The costs involved with repairing a modern day onsite sewage system can run into the thousands of dollars very quickly and even worse the system failure could be to a point beyond repair necessitating the need for a new onsite sewage system to be installed.