Understanding how your leach field works is the first step in understanding why it may fail. At the start of the septic system, wastewater and solids enter a tank via pipes from your home. Solids ...

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You might also hear the drain field called the drainage field, leach field, or absorption field, but they are all the same thing. It is the last stop in the septic wastewater management process.

This field is often left unused to prevent damage to the system, but there are a variety of things you can (and can’t) put on your septic field.

For a septic tank under 1,000 gallons, the tank itself will likely cost between $500 and $1,200, according to HomeAdvisor, while a tank that’s 1,200 gallons or more is more likely to cost $1,200 ...

Homeownerous; Why Your Septic System Will Not Be Ignored It’s buried somewhere in the backyard, but if you choose to avoid it, you might find yourself stepping in it—literally.