Assertion: septic tank | /r/HasProperty | flooded
Facets:
value: from surface runoff
type: CAUSE
value: from one of several causes
type: CAUSE
value: from local groundwater
type: TRANSITIVE-OBJECT
value: technically
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Watch out: a septic tank may also be technically flooded even if the total level of wastewater is below the septic tank outlet.
text: Diagnose & fix septic tanks with abnornal sewage levels or backflooded septic tanks POST a QUESTION or COMMENT about how to diagnose & repair septic tanks that are back-flooded or at abnormal sewage levels
text: The septic tank is back-flooding from one of several causes we'll detail below.
text: A partially-full septic tank may still be considered flooded if it is filling too quickly
text: If we see sewage wastewater that is above the bottom of the septic tank outlet pipe then the septic tank is flooded even if waste is not actually over the baffle tops.
text: How do we know if the septic tank is flooded?
text: In addition to sealing openings at tank piping and cracks or holes (described below) if your septic tank is being flooded from local groundwater or surface runoff, the flooded tank will also flood the drainfield or may cause a sewage back-up into the building.