How a Septic Tank Works

Find out more about how a septic tank works, then contact APump Away Environmental Inc. for a professional and comprehensive service in Metro Atlanta. Good knowledge of how your septic tank works will enable you to know when you need to carry out maintenance or call us to deliver professional solutions.

A septic system has four major components:

A house sewer line carries the waste to the septic tank.
A septic tank prepares the waste material for disposal into the leaching system.
A liquid distribution "D" box may be used to distribute the effluent uniformly through the leaching system.
A leaching system which may consist of a drain field, trenches, leaching pits, beds or galleries which help purify the effluent by filtration through the soil.