tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10416881.post-1106761201888070302005-01-26T09:39:00.000-08:002005-01-31T14:05:12.313-08:00As a first time homeowner, I just found out how a septic tank works. For those of you not in the know, water from your home runs down the drain from the toilet, the shower, the laundry machine, etc and into the septic tank underground. As the tank fills, the overflow makes its way downhill into a triangular pipe with holes in it which disperses the run-off into the ground. This is called the septic field. Eventually the earth purifies the water as the water makes its way back into underground wells which produce water that comes out our faucets. What scientist discovered this process? There was someone who took nasty waste water, set it in some dirt for a while; let it purify and then put his mouth to a glass of the stuff uttering the words, "Not bad!" <br />michael k walkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05570573136607805452noreply@blogger.com