You will have to check with your local authority about codes. I don't
think just washing the grease off your hands will harm the septic
system. I know in days past here dry sumps like your idea were used for
kitchen sink and laundry drainage, but I don't think that is legal any
longer.
The fact is that natural bacteria will break down oil in the ground, and
there are plenty of dry sumps out there used by mechanics. I wouldn't
do it if I had a well though. . .
Eric Murray wrote:
>
> On Mon, Oct 30, 2000 at 12:55:09PM -0800, Stuart MacMillan wrote:
> >
> > Most of theses flushes are acids, and will break down in the soil
> > rapidly, and in these quantities won't make your sewage treatment
> > facility managers angry either.
> >
> > Don't put any of these chemicals in a septic system, they depend on
> > natural bacterial decomposition to work properly, and you don't want to
> > kill the little buggers! Avoid putting anything down the drain other
> > than soap and natural waste products.
>
> Yep.
>
> So, what do you do when you're on septic and you want to put in
> water and a sink to your shop? If it were up to me and there
> wasn't a code, I'd just run the drain into a large hole filled with
> gravel. What do you typically have to do to meet code?
>
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