Dirty Sewage Deal Gone Bad

Dirty Sewage Deal Gone Bad

Orange, TX · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes

I recently purchased a home in a small town within it's city limits. There is sewage and water lines provided by the county just a block over. My plan was to fill in the old septic system and connect to the county lines. However, the county does not go down my road and does not plan to go down my road. My property includes 1.08 acres of land with a water well on one corner of the property and the neighbors water well on the other corner of the property. No aerated septic company will touch it because of the water wells in place. They all want me to pay $14,000 to put in a drip line system. I am so frustrated that the city isn't concerned at all about the septic system being outdated and don't want to find myself pushing the city so much that they push me to pay the $14,000 for the new line. Any one else experience something similar.

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  • Investor · Beaumont, TX · Member since 2015 · 19 posts · 9 votes
    8y

    According to the cdc, the minimum distance acceptable between a water well and a septic system is 50 feet. Considering that there is an acre of land, it is mathematically impossible to have water wells on two corners and the distance between them be less than 100ft, or the distance between them and any two other corners/sides be less than 50ft. Baring there being some type of  irregular shaped lot or land improvemnets in the way (i.e. house, electric, drains, buildings, driveway, etc...) it should be able to be done. Without the property layout though, im unable to give an adequate solution. 

  • Orange, TX · Member since 2016 · 2 posts · 0 votes
    8y

    Thank you Taylor. I feel like I’m getting the run around and have gone to multiple contractors only to hear the same. “They need more money” ughhh

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