Water treatment plants catch all of our used water and then treat it by putting it through a complex process, making sure that it is once again fit for use and consumption. This is quite a process and is done on a large scale. There is, however, another way of doing things. You can utilise your own onsite sewage drainage system. This is known as a septic tank.


Steps to building a septic tank


When you first endeavour to build a septic tank, you need to make sure that you have the correct permits and licensing to build it. You also need an area where the soil can handle a high amount of filtration, as you will have to use a lot of it for the filtration system of the equipment. Once you have submitted your drawing and prints and once you have received the relevant permits, you can actually start to build your drainage system on your property.


Dig trenches. You need a few trenches in the ground to make sure that your tank has run off and anchoring space. You need to make sure that your trenches are the same amount of depth.


Lay down the drainage pipes. This is the most important part, as your piping builds the foundation for your sewage drainage system.


Next, make sure that you build your separate tanks, one for filtration, one for disinfection and one, of course, to store all of the run off and remainders of the process.


When the tank is complete, you need to make sure that you get the required health and safety clearance for the tank to be operational. Once this is done, you will have a septic tank in your backyard that will be able to handle all of the waste treatment that you will need.
When you have a septic tank on your property, you will realise that you cannot put solid waste material into your system, as the septic tank cannot process solid waste, such as plastic. You will have to watch what goes into your drainage, but in the end it will be worth it considering the fact that you will also have a fully operational onsite sewage system.