Septic Tank Installation, Maintenance, & Repair | Suffolk County, Long Island, NY
Septic Tank Installation & Repairs Murphy's Septic Tank Services Septic Systems sometimes utilize cesspools ( overflows , leaching pools ) in their design. Other alternative drainage system components may include leaching fields or a sump system with leaching ponds to supplement cesspools. A Septic Tank would be the primary component in the treatment process, where solids sludge and water are separated. Using baffle walls and or tees to aid in separation. Then allowing for the wastewater ( blackwater or effluent ) to drain via a pipe to an overflow pool (leaching pool , cesspool). Septic tanks have solid bottoms and are designed to capture solid material similar to a grease interceptor in design and function. Septic tanks vary in size from a household septic system all the way up to larger commercial septic systems . In a septic tank bacteria helps breakdown those solids by digesting them and aiding in taking some burden off of routine maintenance.