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I haven't read the article yet but one thing that makes more complicated in the US is the widespread use of septic tanks. The leach field will flood before the

• q1w2 5y ago
  Most septic tanks are not in coastal properties. The water table isn't going to change for a property unless you're right on the water or living on wide low lying march/delta type areas.
  • iskander 5y ago
    In Florida and much of the Gulf Coast though... Check out this map of population density: https://vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/metropolitan-areas-population-density.gif https://vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/metropolita... All those dense spots in Florida and along the Gulf are also more likely than most US urban areas to use septic tanks. That's a lot of brackish poop, clogged toilets, and environmental contamination coming in the next few decades.
    • q1w2 5y ago
      Given the high water table in Florida, only people living in the countryside have septic tanks. None on the coast would have a septic tank
      • iskander 5y ago
        Hahaha, spoken like someone who hasn't lived in Florida. Miami-Dade is full of septic tank. I think the state has about ~3M of them total. No one thought about the coastal water table when installing them, and I honestly don't know if they do even now. See: https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/columns/dooley/2019/06/01/florida-septic-tanks-in-crisis/5009400007/ https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/columns/dooley/2019... Situation is similar across the whole Gulf Coast. You really shouldn't assume any of this was rationally planned.