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    Dec 28, 2010, 04:06 PM
    What happens to the old septic tank when you get a new one?
    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.
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    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.
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    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
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