septic tank

Example Sentences

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Decommissioning his old cesspool and buying the new septic tank already cost almost $10,000, he said, and installation and testing could easily triple that.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

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

There were six beds arranged in three bunk beds, and in one corner there was a septic tank and "a pipe that served as a shower".

From BBC • Jan. 8, 2025

One hopes your plumber installed the pipes with sufficient slope, so the water and solids make it to the city sewer or your septic tank with no issues.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 27, 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