Camper Catastrophes: Why You Should Never Empty RV Holding Tanks into Your Septic System

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Even though RV holding tanks and home septic systems both handle “household” waste, there is one important distinction between them. An RV is designed only to transport the waste, while a septic system is designed to treat the waste…

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The soil's capacity to retain phosphorus is usually large enough to handle the load through a normal residential septic tank. An exception occurs when septic drain fields are located in sandy or coarser soils on property adjoining a water body. Because of limited particle surface area, these soils can become saturated with phosphates. Phosphates will progress beyond the treatment area, posing a threat of eutrophication to surface waters.

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