Nicole Posted October 11, 2007 Share Posted October 11, 2007 French plumbing.. the occasional whiff of a bad drain, toilets that are so unreliable that little taps are built into them to stop water constantly running through the cistern and regularly blocked drains are but a few of the many problems.Inan attempt to improve the drainage problems, a law was past a couple ofyears ago to tighten up on the installation of septic tanks. (Mainsdrainage is still not available in most rural areas) One of the aims ofthe new legislation is to prevent septic tanks discharging directly into the rainwater ditches, which up until now has been very common practice !!..Followingthis new legislation every septic tank is being inspected, regardlessof when it was installed, and if it doesn't conform to the currentregulations, the homeowner must carry out the necessary works tooensure that it does.Today, was Inspection Day. A shortish man with blondehair in a pony tail arrived in his small van, armed with shovel,crowbar, auger and laptop. The inspection was very thorough, and thenhe completed his report, asking questions as to the location of the runoff pipes, the filter and noting all this information on the landregistry plans, who installed the tank, when, what was its volume...Thankfullyour tank passed his criteria, and he was soon gathering his now muddyequipment from the kitchen floor and was on his way to our neighbours.From the raised voices, I can now hear I don't think that inspection isproceeding as smoothly as ours !!... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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