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Old 10-27-2011, 05:36 PM
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Originally Posted by Kyle Blackmore View Post
It's simply a holding tank. The property may not 'perc' well enough to have a drainage field. I'm in Canada and remote cabins, etc are allowed to have holding tanks in extreme cases like rock. The holding tank should have a vent above the roof to allow sewer gas to escape. If the tank isn't overflowing and you have a smell, check that something isn't blocking the vent, top or bottom.
I dont see a vent, but my biggest fear is that even if the holding tank location is legit, the concrete pad above it is disintegrating. next to that hatch is a big crack and about a 4 inch hole down into the tank. My subletter has an enormous crack in her studio floor and some other holes. I think her floor is the roof of the holding tank, and its falling apart
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