Septic systems maintenance in Davidsonville MD includes making a periodic percolation test. The test is run when the septic system is being designed and then a number of times over the years to insure that the leach field is still functioning well.
The original tests are run to help determine whether a septic system can be installed on the chosen site, it provides valuable information which is used to design the entire system. Once the percolation tests have been completed they are submitted to the area health department for evaluation. This is needed to be given a permit for the construction of the septic system and this permit is usually required prior to the issuance of a building permit. This is only required of course when a home is about to be built in an area that does not have a sanitary sewage system which leads to a sewage treatment plant.
A percolation test is something that is carried out to see how well the soil can absorb water. The results of the test will determine if a leach field can be accepted. The tests also provide data which is used to design the field; how big it has to be and where the best place to locate it is. The results of the test will be viewed against standard data; it may be that the building site can only accept the construction of a single family home, nothing larger. This will have an impact on how the entire site will be developed.
Conducting the test is not complicated; it consists of digging a series of holes which have the sides roughened up. The holes are presoaked with water, usually the night before the tests are scheduled. On the test day, the holes are cleaned of any debris and rubble and a specific amount of water is poured in each hole. The time for the water to seep into the ground is the factor that is used to determine the suitability of the soil.
Once the septic system is installed there will be a need for septic systems maintenance in Davidsonville MD. The tank itself will have to be pumped periodically and maintenance of the leach field is done as required.
For septic system maintenance in Davidsonville MD contact Freestate Septic. To maintain your system so that it functions as designed the tank should be drained and any repairs that need to be made to the field drains need to be done.
