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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 ly
by 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 agoIn 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 agoGiven 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 agoHahaha, 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.