Finding New Uses for Abandoned Tanks

In drought-stricken regions, pumpers may find work repurposing old septic tanks for graywater recycling systems.
Finding New Uses for Abandoned Tanks
Jim Anderson, Ph.D., is an emeritus professor at the University of Minnesota Department of Soil, Water and Climate and recipient of the pumping industry’s Ralph Macchio Lifetime Achievement Award. Email Jim questions about septic system maintenance and operation at editor@pumper.com.

I spend a good deal of time working in the U.S. Southwest. There has been an ongoing drought spanning approximately a decade throughout the region. Although substantial El Niño rains and snows have helped, they have not alleviated the water shortages brought on by consumption and...

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