We really could use help as we can't find these answers anywhere. We are currently on a septic system with a tank and leach field in our backyard. Our city just installed a sewage line on our street so we now have the option of connecting to the sewage line and abandoning our septic which we really want to do so we can finally have the pool in our backyard that we have dreamed of. Our yard is not super large so it would not be possible to place the pool a significant distance from the septic tank.
So here are the questions:
So here are the questions:
- What distance should a pool be from an abandoned (destroyed and filled with concrete) septic tank can we put the swimming pool?
- Should we try to have the septic tank removed completely rather than destroyed and filled which is the common option?