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Posted on 1/25/18 at 4:59 pm to ELVIS U
Why the hell are all you people bypassing your septic tanks?
Its almost always cheaper to run your own septic and well and contract for your own garbage collection than it is to go through a municipality. Even though thats often the entire reason for a city incorporating in the first place. Governments are inherently inefficient.
You also will never have to have you health directly affected by governmental incompetence like boil water advisories. I have a 300' well in unincorporated St. Tammany and all this boil water bullshite in this area from the recent freezes had exactly zero effect on me getting my cool, clean, fresh spring water to my humble abode in the woods.
Its almost always cheaper to run your own septic and well and contract for your own garbage collection than it is to go through a municipality. Even though thats often the entire reason for a city incorporating in the first place. Governments are inherently inefficient.
You also will never have to have you health directly affected by governmental incompetence like boil water advisories. I have a 300' well in unincorporated St. Tammany and all this boil water bullshite in this area from the recent freezes had exactly zero effect on me getting my cool, clean, fresh spring water to my humble abode in the woods.
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:10 pm to Old Sarge
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City’s responsibility stops at the property line, they don’t know if the crazy plumber left a septic tank in the line somewhere underground
When the city, or municipality, installs sewer in a neighborhood, they require homeowners to convert within a set number of years, usually at the expense of the homeowner. The conversion has to be done to code and is inspected by the municipality.
The municipality is absolutely responsible for ensuring this is done correctly.
Sure, the city can't know what some jackleg might be doing as far as renovations and outbuildings and such, but septic to sewer conversion is absolutely something they should and do need to regulate.
Posted on 1/25/18 at 5:13 pm to Muthsera
lots of old houses had septics and were later hooked to the city sewerage.
your septic was "supposed" to be disconnected at the same time but apparently it wasnt, or the PO never hooked up to city sewerage.
in most places you pay for sewerage through your water bill usage and that is where you see your monthly charges for sewerage.
if its fixed and working, then i see no reason not to just leave it be at this point.
its gonna be expensive to hook up to the parish system, digging up your whole yard from house to street, all of which you have to pay for, and then there is a fee involved to tie into the main line as well as requires a cirty inspection to sign off on it all before it can be covered back up. all that most likely costs a minimum of around $1000 at least i would think, if not 3 times that.
with todays environmental rules, they most likely will also require you to dig up and haul off the old system rather then fill it in with dirt.
a septic tank is nothing to be concerned over but i see you have a coin flip decision whether to spend money to convert to city or just leave it alone. i think you will find they have been charging you for years and will continue to charge you for sewerage services either way since im willing to bet its mandatory. but you may not be "forced" to convert since your house was most likely grandfathered in before it was made mandatory.
your septic was "supposed" to be disconnected at the same time but apparently it wasnt, or the PO never hooked up to city sewerage.
in most places you pay for sewerage through your water bill usage and that is where you see your monthly charges for sewerage.
if its fixed and working, then i see no reason not to just leave it be at this point.
its gonna be expensive to hook up to the parish system, digging up your whole yard from house to street, all of which you have to pay for, and then there is a fee involved to tie into the main line as well as requires a cirty inspection to sign off on it all before it can be covered back up. all that most likely costs a minimum of around $1000 at least i would think, if not 3 times that.
with todays environmental rules, they most likely will also require you to dig up and haul off the old system rather then fill it in with dirt.
a septic tank is nothing to be concerned over but i see you have a coin flip decision whether to spend money to convert to city or just leave it alone. i think you will find they have been charging you for years and will continue to charge you for sewerage services either way since im willing to bet its mandatory. but you may not be "forced" to convert since your house was most likely grandfathered in before it was made mandatory.
This post was edited on 1/25/18 at 5:21 pm
Posted on 1/25/18 at 6:34 pm to nola000
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Its almost always cheaper to run your own septic
That is not always allowed. Many municipalities require sewer connection if available. Reason being is probably because too many people fail to maintain their systems and raw waste exits the system.
As far as the city inspectors, they can not catch everything. When they inspect plumbing or electrical, they do not inspect every connection or every inch of wire/pipe. Inspectors are looking for quality of work and code violations.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 1:19 pm to BHM
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That is not always allowed. Many municipalities require sewer connection if available. Reason being is probably because too many people fail to maintain their systems and raw waste exits the system.
Oh, I understand that. Im speaking in hypotheticals. If its allowed I would always op to keep my well and septic system. frick relying on the government to do two of the most important jobs to keep me and my family alive. Provide a safe, consistent supply of water and evacuate our waste.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 1:59 pm to nola000
I just shite in the neighbors’ yard. Much easier and cheaper
Posted on 1/26/18 at 2:45 pm to Muthsera
Did you have the plumbing inspected during your purchase of the house in 2015?
Every inspection I’ve seen has run the camera to the city connection. If the house was old enough to have an old septic system, it is probably old enough to have warranted a plumbing inspection.
Every inspection I’ve seen has run the camera to the city connection. If the house was old enough to have an old septic system, it is probably old enough to have warranted a plumbing inspection.
Posted on 1/26/18 at 3:06 pm to Thib-a-doe Tiger
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I just shite in the neighbors’ yard. Much easier and cheaper
Thats always an option.
I piss in the woods behind my house or out my side door on the regular when Im drunk and/or the kids are sleeping but I like to wipe when I shite so I do that inside. Although, I have considered going the old-school, construction site, shitter solution of a small roll of toilet paper, a 5 gallon bucket and a stash of plastic grocery bags. You older construction baws know what Im sayin.
This post was edited on 1/26/18 at 3:09 pm
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