septic tank

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At one point, the cave faced a potential threat when someone attempted to develop the land and convert the cave into a septic tank.

From Science Daily • Apr. 3, 2026

Tougher controls over the spreading of sewage and septic tank sludge to land as fertiliser in farming are also proposed, as are limits on using digestate from anaerobic digestion plants.

From BBC • Feb. 3, 2026

This large pipe runs to your septic tank or connects to an even larger 6-inch pipe that runs under your property to a city sewer.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023

"Forget about money and survival, how will I tell my children that their father died while cleaning a septic tank?"

From BBC • Oct. 25, 2023

We did our summons after dark, at a twenty-foot-long pit in front of the septic tank.

From "The Battle of the Labyrinth" by Rick Riordan