On-site sewage treatment systems – odours from disposal area

Causes

Sludge is not removed from effluent before disposal to beds or trenches

Build-up of sediment in drip lines

Disposal area is saturated

Disposal area is not large enough to cope with the volume of effluent

Listed under: plumbing, sewerage, Services

Cause

Sludge is not removed from effluent before disposal to beds or trenches

Repair

  • call a specialist septic tank cleaning service to pump the tank out

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Cause

Build-up of sediment in drip lines

Repair

  • flush drip lines to remove build-up of sediment

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Cause

Disposal area is saturated

Repair

  • redirect effluent to alternative disposal beds or trenches

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Cause

Disposal area is not large enough to cope with the volume of effluent

Repair

  • redirect effluent to alternative disposal beds or trenches

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