septic system
Example Sentences
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He soon discovered his septic system didn’t work.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026
He insisted he had the right to maintain his own septic system, scoffing at a regulation that it be done by an approved firm.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024
“You might flood a septic system; you might have a sewage spill,” Frazer says.
From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 2023
Gray water is more hazardous to public health than it might sound, wastewater treatment expert Sara Heger testified in the lawsuit over the Fillmore County septic system requirement.
From Seattle Times • Jul. 12, 2023
The toilet wasn’t hooked up to any sewer or septic system.
From "The Glass Castle" by Jeannette Walls
