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By LISA G. CURRIE
Rappahannock News Staff Writer
It doesn’t come up in casual conversation.
Most people do not know how it functions or where it is located right up until their septic tank stops working correctly.
“There is no real time frame for warning signals,” according to Planning District-9 Health Department representative Charles Sheppard. Usually the first signal is when the toilet won’t flush.
Other signs: “Sometimes there is sewage effluent rising on the ground” or “wet spots on the drain field,” said Mr. Sheppard.
Often those two signals go unnoticed simply because many people don’t know where their drain field or septic tank is located on their property.
When their tanks need emptying, Rappahannock residents have far fewer options than they once did, and the costs are now higher as well.
Before July 1 several pumping services came into Rappahannock
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