It depends on a number of factors. How many bedrooms and baths in the residence? Any outbuildings with toilets or sinks? I'm in Montgomery county where they only allow aerobic. We had to get a permit from the county. The septic designer/installer got the permit. It's a black art to size them. Size matters for price.
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Originally posted by M16 View PostCan somebody explain to me why an outhouse is legal but when it comes to a septic system you have to jump through the hoops? What about cows and other animals? They just poop wherever they want without a permit? Shouldn't something be done about that?
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Originally posted by kmitchl View PostIt depends on a number of factors. How many bedrooms and baths in the residence? Any outbuildings with toilets or sinks? I'm in Montgomery county where they only allow aerobic. We had to get a permit from the county. The septic designer/installer got the permit. It's a black art to size them. Size matters for price.Last edited by Grizz83; 02-19-2020, 02:24 PM.
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Originally posted by M16 View PostCan somebody explain to me why an outhouse is legal but when it comes to a septic system you have to jump through the hoops? What about cows and other animals? They just poop wherever they want without a permit? Shouldn't something be done about that?
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Originally posted by kmitchl View PostIt depends on a number of factors. How many bedrooms and baths in the residence? Any outbuildings with toilets or sinks? I'm in Montgomery county where they only allow aerobic. We had to get a permit from the county. The septic designer/installer got the permit. It's a black art to size them. Size matters for price.
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PM me as I am very familiar in that area as we are currently building an RV park and have been through the process. First you will have to have a sanitarian come out and take soil samples to determine the type of system you need aerobic or conventional. Then you have to have an engineer design it and get a permit from ANRA who has jurisdiction in that area. I have the guys you need to talk to numbers and would be glad to point you in their direction.
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Originally posted by whackem and stackem View PostPM me as I am very familiar in that area as we are currently building an RV park and have been through the process. First you will have to have a sanitarian come out and take soil samples to determine the type of system you need aerobic or conventional. Then you have to have an engineer design it and get a permit from ANRA who has jurisdiction in that area. I have the guys you need to talk to numbers and would be glad to point you in their direction.
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Originally posted by Grizz83 View PostActually, it's not. Tank sizes are determined by the square footage and number of the bedrooms of the house and the associated assumed gpd effluent coming from that size house. These are standards that are set by TCEQ. 750 gal is the minimum size for any house, no matter how small and how few plumbing fixtures you have. These are the guidelines that every county will follow.
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Originally posted by kmitchl View PostI read all of that. Then the county kept coming up with additional requirements that were not in the TCEQ documents. I never did find any of the additional stuff they wanted but it was easier to go along and get the permit than to have a p****ing match.
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