septic system
Example Sentences
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The couple was also told they would need to put in an advanced septic system at a cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 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
Each time I flush my toilet, I get 1.6 gallons of water from my well and an equal 1.6 gallons of water flows back into the ground via my septic system.
From Seattle Times • Nov. 6, 2023
“You might flood a septic system; you might have a sewage spill,” Frazer says.
From Scientific American • Aug. 30, 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
