View Full Version : What happens to the old septic tank when you get a new one?
 
 brenda.vance
Dec 28, 2010, 04:06 PM
I have a sinkhole in my front yard, above the septic tank.  We bought the house 2 years ago.  The sellers had a new septic tank put it.  At the first rain, we got a sinkhole.  Called out Alpha Omega, who put in the new tank, and they said it was a broken sprinkler head that caused the hole.  Just had a lot of rain, and the sinkhole is even bigger.  Part of the walkway has fallen in.  Called out Alpha Omega again, and they said "It's gonna take a lot of dirt to fill that in."  They said it was caused by the rain.
 Scleros
Dec 29, 2010, 07:55 PM
Typically they are pumped, perforated, and then filled in according to the procedure desired by the local regulatory authority, usually the county health department. Check with your municipality; permit may be required.
 Fr_Chuck
Dec 29, 2010, 08:14 PM
Agreed,  if not removed, ( few are)  they are broken up,  or holes placed in them, and filled.  Most areas have a special county or city department that is over septic tanks,  the required drain fields and more