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“This is a problem that affects everyone,” said Mr. Sheppard, adding while several agencies have said “no,” there is no agency to “promote and develop a plan” to help with the problem of septage treatment.
Mr. Sheppard said there are “no regulations” c<Jhceming how often septic tanks must be pumped unless a county has made that stipulation in their county code, as Culpeper County did, stating all tanks must be pumped every five years.
He said regulations around the state are “spotty,” though none require pumping more often than every five years.
And even though many systems are pumped as few times as every 40 years, groundwater should not be affected by leakage if the system is installed and maintained properly.
With no regulations on sewage disposal in the state, homes may start using dry wells again—a gravel pit made illegal in the mid-1960s—or turn to metal septic tanks.
“Before the 1950s there were no regulations,” said Mr. Sheppard. Even today, state regulations are not worded for exactness, he said. They only require the “sewage disposal must be adequate.”
“Who defines adequate?” he asked.
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