The Naugas is an all-around nice resort, except it would be nicer if it had no plumbing problems. Being located in the country, it has a septic tank instead of city sewers. At first I wondered, “What’s a septic tank?” I went surfing and found a site with all kinds of basic information about septic tanks.
Septic systems are used by houses and resorts in the suburbs and rural areas for onsite wastewater disposal. They are usually buried close to the building and have a leach field that disposes of the effluent by letting it seep into the ground. Some septic systems are conventional (anaerobic) and others are aerobic. Some have leach fields (leech fields) and others use mound systems. Septic tanks work fine until they quit working, and then fixing or replacing them can be very expensive. Some people are able to fix their septic systems, a do-it-yourself septic tank repair approach.
Most people are not. A pumper truck is hired to suck out the liquid, and then there are various enzymes and chemicals you can add to get them working again.
In our case, we have our tank pumped out by American Septic Tank company. We found them on the web, and they come out the next day (or sooner if needed).
Tags: Septic system, Septic tank, Wastewater