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.
Afew months ago, I wrote about new research done on residential water usage and how changing the estimated daily water use can impact system design, including septic tank size and soil treatment and dispersal area.
The research showed a decrease in average water use by a household...
