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Distance to Septic Field Requirement

Distance to Septic Field Requirement

Distance to Septic Field Requirement

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I have a convential 8 pipe distribution septic field on a steeply sloped property. I am looking for the slope requirement to the adjoining property which is 10 feet lower than my property. The setback distance is 30 feet, which makes it a slope of 3H to 1V. Is that enough or should it be closer to 5H to 1V to prevent seepage on to the lower property??

RE: Distance to Septic Field Requirement

Contact your local authority to find out what they require.  In the county I worked in, they would not accept a septic field if the area had been disturbed by grading (and in some cases, disturbed by a heavy vehicle driving across it!)  They did not have a problem with steep slopes, but any natural channels or ditches required a 10' vertical offset to the septic field.

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