It’s amazing at times how many people misunderstand septic systems, and the depth of the misunderstanding.In one rural community where I lived, a tradition after a house party was for the guests to chip in enough money to have the septic tank pumped — the assumption being that all those people using the bathroom filled it up.And maintenance contractors, upon completing a pumping job, have often heard a homeowner ask, “Was it full?”Other homeowners, of course, don’t even think of the concept of “full” when they use significantly more water than their system was designed to handle. Arguably that kind
