Failing septic systems can have dire health and environmental consequences, exposing your family and pets to dangerous pathogens and in severe cases contaminating local water sources, making them unfit for consumption and damaging the health of the wider ecosystem.
You may have a failing septic system, without even realising.
Common signs include:
- Foul odour coming from your system or parts of your yard.
- Constant wet or spongy patches in the yard (that are not due to rain or other water source).
- Gurgling/strange noises after using plumbing appliances i.e toilets.
- Unexplained slow drainage from sinks, showers, baths, etc.
Even septic tanks that are ‘operating normally’ are susceptible to leaking during rain events and other types of failures. This is a really great video by the Aukland City Council that explains the various risks (Poodini link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WV6K2s1-D7E)
