Northern Virginia Septic Systems
Northern Virginia Septic Systems
- High-Efficiency Toilets Can Help Septic Systems Work More Efficiently and Save You Money
- Employing Septic System-Friendly Drainfield Landscaping
- Things You Shouldn't Flush When You Have a Septic System
- What is Hard Water and What Effect Does it Have on Your Well?
- The Effects of Hydrogen Sulfide - or Egg Odor - in Your Well Water
Septic Tank Systems
Introduction
- Considering a House with a Septic System?
- So you're thinking About a Septic System...
- How A Septic System Works
- Exploring Your Home Septic System
- Exploring Your Home Septic System: The Tank
- What Is a Septic Tank?
- Is There An Abandoned Septic Tank in Your Yard?
- What is An Aerobic Treatment Unit?
Maintenance
- Maintaining Your Septic Tank System
- Septic System Ongoing Maintenance
- How to Prevent Sewage Odor
- Five Tips to Keep Your Northern Virginia Septic Tank Working
- Managing Your Septic Tank to Minimize Trouble
- Septic System Tips
- Dangers of a Rusty Septic Tank To Your Northern Virginia Home
- How To Detect and Prevent A Rusty Septic Tank In Your Northern Virginia Home
- Homeowner Septic Tank System Guide (pdf)
- Avoid Septic Tank System Failures
- Spring Tips For Your Northern Virginia Septic System
- What is Septic System Failure - and What Could it Mean for Your Northern Virginia System?
Care for Your Septic Tank System from Inside Your Home
- Never Divert Your Sump Pump Into Your Septic System
- Easy Ways to Reduce Your Home’s Water Consumption and Ease Septic System Strain
- Reduce Garbage Disposal Use to Keep Your Septic System Healthy
- High-Efficiency Showerheads and Faucet Aerators Ease Septic System Strain
- What NOT to Flush If You Have a Septic Tank
- High-Efficiency Toilets Help Your Septic System
- Basic Tips on Disinfecting a Bathroom Without Harming Your Septic System
Landscaping
- Trees to Avoid Planting Near Your Northern Virginia Septic System
- Landscape Your Drainfield Without Harming Your Septic System
- What Is a Septic System Drainfield?
Troubleshooting
- What is Septic System Biomat Clogging?
- Could Coliform Bacteria Be in Your Well Water?
- Hydrogen Sulfide: The Culprit Behind Well Water Odor
- Symptoms of a Septic Issue
- Septic Tank Flooding: How to diagnose and fix the issue
- Why Septic Systems Malfunction
- Troubleshooting Your Northern Virginia Septic Tank Problem
- Reasons Your Septic System May be Failing
- Septic System Failure
Inspections and Regulations
- NSF Certification a Standard for SeptiClean Professionals
- New Loudoun County Ordinance Requires Septic System Inspection Before July 1, 2009
- Why Are Septic System Inspections So Important?
- FAQs - New Loudoun County Regulations
- Septic Tank Services - New Loudoun County Regulations
- Exploring Your Septic System's Required Capacity for Northern Virginia
Wells
Well Water
- Private Drinking Water Well Types: Driven, Dug, and Drilled
- Could Coliform Bacteria Be in Your Well Water?
- Hydrogen Sulfide: The Culprit Behind Well Water Odor
- Common Issues with Well Water
- Does Your Northern Virginia Private Well Have Hard Water?
- Hard Water Solutions For Northern Virginia Well Water
- What Is Well Water Testing?
- The Problem of Arsenic in Well Water
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Exploring Your Septic System's Required Capacity for Northern Virginia
As part of our series, "Exploring Your Home Septic System", SeptiCare has aimed to help you better understand your system. Septic systems are a huge responsibility for homeowners. Full knowledge of your home system will help you avoid damage that can put you, your family, and the rest of the Northern Virginia Fairfax County community at risk.
All septic systems must undergo a Septic System Adequacy Test (SAT). The purpose of the SAT is to ensure that the drainfield on your property can continually absorb the daily introduction of wastewater from your residence. An inadequate absorption rate will lead to backups of wastewater in your home or yard putting the health of your home and community at risk.
The standard of water absorption in residential septic system drainfields varies from state to state. The average rate, determined by local municipalities, is 150 gallons per day, per bedroom, per resident. The required bedroom: gallon absorption ration is as follows:
- 2 bedroom home: 300 gallons per day
- 3 bedroom home: 450 gallons per day
- 4 bedroom home: 600 gallons per day
- 5 bedroom home: 750 gallons per day
These figures appeal to the drainfield's ability to absorb this amount of water. This differs from being able to handle or retain this capacity.
The SAT is performed using your septic system's monitoring tube. The monitoring tube gives the trained technician access to the liquid level in your drainfield. If by chance your system does not have a monitoring tube present, a trained septic contractor will need to install one.
Remember, when having your new or existing septic system maintained make sure the individual is a trained professional and has the appropriate licensing. SeptiCare is licensed to operate residential and commercial systems with flows up to 100,000 gallons per day and are qualified Responsible Management Entity in accordance with the EPA definitions. Whether you live in Fairfax Station, Virginia or Springfield, Virginia you can rest assured our trained technicians are certified to work in your area and on your system.