We have conducted numerous basic workshops on soil treatment systems for industry professionals and homeowners. Near the beginning of each workshop, we try to make the point that graywater needs to be treated just like combined household sewage flows before it is released to the environment.
Early on, our rationale was based on observations by other professionals that one of the easy “fixes” for septic system problems and failures would be the homeowner running washing machine water out into the yard, bypassing the septic tank. This immediately removed pressure to the drainfield, oftentimes — at least from a homeowner perspective —
