http://www.anatomytrains.com/blogs/tom-myers/2008/03/28/210 Fri, 05 Dec 2008 08:27:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.7 http://www.anatomytrains.com/blogs/tom-myers/2008/03/28/210#comment-121 Thu, 03 Apr 2008 17:52:38 +0000 http://www.anatomytrains.com/blogs/tom-myers/2008/03/28/210#comment-121 I wonder if you ever have time to read comments people post on these? Probably not. Anyway, your writing on waste struck a chord with me since I am going through septic system trouble at home. The upshot is that there might not be a leach field at all. The town of Waldoboro has no records, and a "map" left by the previous owner is completely inaccurate. Until the ground thaws and we can do some digging, Paul and I are left to speculate. The whole affair is troublesome because we live in a watershed area, and our neighbors nearby have been cited and forced to make costly repairs. To buy us some time, I had the holding tank pumped. That is when I was told it only holds 750 gallons, another ominous sign that things weren't done right. Knowing that when that tank fills up, the effluent will begin running again, I have instituted drastic measures at home. No showers, we take those at the Y, laundry is being done next door at my mom's and we endeavor to catch every bit of water that otherwise would go down the drain. You would not believe how many bucketfuls of water that is! Those we pour in various places on the property. While we wait for hot water to rise, we catch the cold water in watering cans. The houseplants never had it so good. That leaves the toilet, which gets flushed only when absolutely necessary, mostly twice a day. I don't know how long we can go on like this, but this activity has shown me the appalling amount of water we waste. Who knows, a composting toilet might be next. I wonder if you ever have time to read comments people post on these? Probably not. Anyway, your writing on waste struck a chord with me since I am going through septic system trouble at home. The upshot is that there might not be a leach field at all. The town of Waldoboro has no records, and a “map” left by the previous owner is completely inaccurate. Until the ground thaws and we can do some digging, Paul and I are left to speculate. The whole affair is troublesome because we live in a watershed area, and our neighbors nearby have been cited and forced to make costly repairs. To buy us some time, I had the holding tank pumped. That is when I was told it only holds 750 gallons, another ominous sign that things weren’t done right. Knowing that when that tank fills up, the effluent will begin running again, I have instituted drastic measures at home. No showers, we take those at the Y, laundry is being done next door at my mom’s and we endeavor to catch every bit of water that otherwise would go down the drain. You would not believe how many bucketfuls of water that is! Those we pour in various places on the property. While we wait for hot water to rise, we catch the cold water in watering cans. The houseplants never had it so good. That leaves the toilet, which gets flushed only when absolutely necessary, mostly twice a day. I don’t know how long we can go on like this, but this activity has shown me the appalling amount of water we waste. Who knows, a composting toilet might be next.

]]>