Well and septic problems on 33 unit purchase

[David Thornton]

I'm looking at a 33 unit that needs well and septic, current septic is not working correctly and they pump it monthly, current well is shared and upon sale we need to drill our own well. Any advice with this situation would be appreciated.

[Matthew Paul]

There is more to the septic than it sounds . A septic tank holds a set amount of liquid and solids , say 1500 gallons . 10 gallons of waste enters and settles , and it displaces the same amount which go into the drain fields . So if you have a 33 unit bldg , and you have 2 people average in each unit . A person with showers , toilets , cooking etc uses 50 gallons a day . So 100 gallons per day per unit , thats 3300 gallons a day , in a month that would be about 100,000 gallons a month . Your tank isnt that big . The fields must be working to some degree .