septic system
Example Sentences
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A follow-up inspection resulted in a notice of violation for a mobile home that had a failed septic system, county records state.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026
He soon discovered his septic system didn’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 26, 2026
“You might flood a septic system; you might have a sewage spill,” Frazer says.
From Scientific American ● Aug. 30, 2023
A working septic system depends on the distance between its underground tank and the groundwater below.
From Salon ● Mar. 31, 2023
Maybe this wasn’t a snow day, or a free day, or a broken septic system like the one that had closed school for a whole week last year.
From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin
