July 19, 2008 
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Recently I was reminded of the septic tank problem we had about a year ago. It was a mess!
We had not been taking care of our septic system, just assuming that it would keep working forever. Unfortunately, we now know that is not true. We know it very well.
We had a full house, all rooms rented, when one of the staff reported a bad septic smell outside. We found a wet area where there never was one before, and it did not take long to realize that this was not a new mountain spring!
To solve the immediate problem, we called the biggest local porta-potty company and asked them to bring 5 on their fancy “executive” portable toilets…right away! These porta-potties are on a trailer, they have lights and even have sinks or lavatories with hot water. It took a few hours to get them delivered and parked, and we ran extension cords out to power them up.
Then we called the biggest local septic tank pumping company, American Septic Tank, and asked them to come pump the septic tank. They sent out two septic pumping trucks, the kind with filters so they do not add septic stench to the odor, and they got to work pumping the septic tank down. When they had this done the seep in the yard dried up and the bad smell went away.
It was quite an adventure for the staff, but we all worked together to get it done and keep the guests (fairly) happy.
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