The builder we have will put in a lagoon or septic that bleeds off into a lagoon. I have had septics before but never a lagoon. I think I like the idea of not having a septic to worry about. I think the lagoon by it's self will work fine. Anyone out there have the same choice and which way did you go.
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dmccarty
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Sounds cheap.
It has to stink.
Do you want to look at a sess pool? Or smell it?
I'm surprised that you can still put in a sess pool.
There is not much to worry about with a septic system. Just don't put a gargage disposal in the kitchen. Pump the tank out every few years. Pretty simple.
Later,
Dan
It has to stink.
Do you want to look at a sess pool? Or smell it?
I'm surprised that you can still put in a sess pool.
There is not much to worry about with a septic system. Just don't put a gargage disposal in the kitchen. Pump the tank out every few years. Pretty simple.
Later,
Dan
Chuck52
Veteran Member
Properly built septic lagoons are still legal around here, and this county is rather picky. They should not "stink", though you wouldn't want to swim in one. You also have to fence it, and moist people who have them hide them behind shrubbery, etc. Basically, they are "ponds" with enough volume and bio-activity to be innocuous. They do tend to "turn over" once or twice a year, and the aroma gets more interesting then. My neighbor has one, but since I live across the road from a dairy farm where they spread the liquified manure as fertilizer, I really don't have any problems with smells from his system.
Chuck
Chuck
dmccarty
Super Star Member
So it smells. 
I would not want one nor would I buy a house that had one. I doubt I'm alone with that opinion. Unless the soil conditions prevent a septic system I can't imagine having a sess pool.
Later,
Dan
I would not want one nor would I buy a house that had one. I doubt I'm alone with that opinion. Unless the soil conditions prevent a septic system I can't imagine having a sess pool.
Later,
Dan
Chuck52
Veteran Member
Soil conditions may very well be the determining factor as to whether one can build a regular septic drain field. One option here is to have a septic tank, but rather than a drain field, have it drain into a septic lagoon. If the percolation of the soil is insufficient to allow for a good drain field, this can be much cheaper that building, for instance, a sand hill. The lagoon is supposed to be more-or-less water tight....as in water tight as a pond. They are lined with clay, and as I said before, typically have a sufficient volume so that the septic effluent does not dominate the aroma. The bioactivity of the lagoon should be sufficient to allow the effluent to degrade without marked stink. I've been around quite a few lagoons which could easily be mistaken for normal ponds. That said, I would also prefer a standard septic system with a tank and a drain field, just so as not to have the fenced and wasted space of the lagoon. I can, however, imagine wanting a particular property badly enough that I would go for the lagoon if that was the only way to put in a system. I certainly wouldn't want a lagoon on a one acre lot, but with more space it is usually possible to place one such that it is not particularly intrusive. Properly built and sized, they don't usually stink any more than the area over a drain field. It should never smell like the typical waste treatment plant because the volume of waste should always be a small fraction of the volume of the lagoon. If Mechanic is unfamiliar with lagoons, he might want to "visit" some to see for himself. I would imagine there are a few his installer could recommend for scenic, and olfactory, visits!
Chuck
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lampfarm
New member
We have a lagoon. In our part of Kansas, they are very common as the soil will not perc enough to consider a standard septic.
I'm not sure of others, but ours does not stink. I'm not sure of the advantage of putting in a septic that drains into a lagoon. It seems to be more expense for the option of being able to empty the solids from the septic tank. We will probably use our lagoon for over a decade before we will ever have to think about emptying it. Good luck in your decision.
I'm not sure of others, but ours does not stink. I'm not sure of the advantage of putting in a septic that drains into a lagoon. It seems to be more expense for the option of being able to empty the solids from the septic tank. We will probably use our lagoon for over a decade before we will ever have to think about emptying it. Good luck in your decision.
I feel that the lagoon is our best option also. A septic from what I know about them requires more maintenace with them. I know I will have to weed eat the area around the lagoon buit I do that here with a ditch. I hope things work out that we will move to our new place.
anthonyk
Gold Member
why not just go with an aerobic, if the soil doesn't allow a regular septic?
I have an aerobic here, with a liquid bleach chlorination system.
You pour in 4 gallons of bleach every 4 months or so, and that's it.
You never smell anything, and it waters the back field area.
anthony
I have an aerobic here, with a liquid bleach chlorination system.
You pour in 4 gallons of bleach every 4 months or so, and that's it.
You never smell anything, and it waters the back field area.
anthony
CurlyDave
Elite Member
I would not want one nor would I buy a house that had one. I doubt I'm alone with that opinion.
I have to completely agree with you.
And I know that even if a guy was OK with it, his wife would say: "Sewage lagoon? No way!"
I have to completely agree with you.
And I know that even if a guy was OK with it, his wife would say: "Sewage lagoon? No way!"
smbrooks
New member
I don't understand what the big deal is. I have a lagoon about 250' from the house. It doesn't stink. Frogs live in it. It's not really much different from a farm pond except it's fenced. The biggest problem is keeping the cat tails and brambles from growing up.
I sprayed with Round-Up a couple weeks ago and set it afire today. Nothing but ash and a few brambles which I'll cut out now that I can get in there. I'll seed it with clover or some other ground cover. It's really no big deal.
Some folks around here surround theirs with a white picket fence. Looks great. I'm not that stylish. T-posts and wire. I have grapes growing on the wire and peach trees on two ends. As you might expect - everything grows pretty well around it. :licking:
I sprayed with Round-Up a couple weeks ago and set it afire today. Nothing but ash and a few brambles which I'll cut out now that I can get in there. I'll seed it with clover or some other ground cover. It's really no big deal.
Some folks around here surround theirs with a white picket fence. Looks great. I'm not that stylish. T-posts and wire. I have grapes growing on the wire and peach trees on two ends. As you might expect - everything grows pretty well around it. :licking:
