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LOL, I got a couple, on the line. Now, to reel 'em in!
Just thinking of the Salton Sea, out in the desert. That used to be a playground. (It lasted for about 2 years, before it became septic.) Well, 60 years later, it's STILL septic. Oh sure, we can blame the fertilizers/pesticides from the 1950's and 60's (Pre EPA.) Or cattle "poop/urine" from thousands of animals via stormwater runoff. But, the fact remains, it's still a "dead" body of water. Yes, I'm fully aware of Sonny Bono's shorebird conservation (BTDT). Yes, there are birds there, but fish? Not so much. Dead fish skeletons on the shore sun bleached by 120 degree days, day after day after day. Thousands of 'em.
But, there's CHEAP housing in Salton City. Who says there's no cheap housing in SoCal? LOL.
I will go out on a limb and would have to guess that the 2 people who voted "Yes" in this poll have either never had a septic tank or have only had one for a short time. I have lived in a home with septic for many years and never had a problem, but I have had many friends who have had issues that required fixes more than $1K and up.
I voted yes and have lived the majority of my life with septic tanks. With regular maintenance there are very few problems and the reason I voted yes.
Mike, I am not trying to play the blame game, but your response is grasping at straws. A city sewage treatment facility is nowhere near the same as a consumer septic tank IMHO. The municipal systems have much more stringent requirements and have backups to prevent contamination of the groundwater.
You are right in that municipal systems aren't likely to contaminate groundwater, they can contaminate surface water. With combined storm and sanitary sewer systems, a heavy rain can overwhelm the treatment plant and they dump untreated waste water straight into the river, or lake, or ocean that they outfall to.
A properly designed, and used, septic system does not harm the environment. That said, I still would not buy a house with a system shared with a neighbor.
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