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Failing Septic System

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-010644

Septic systems in which the drain field has failed such that effluent that is supposed to percolate into the soil, rises to the surface and pools on the surface where it can run into streams or rivers.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-010644
FieldEnvironment
SubjectEcosystems
ReferencesChesapeake Bay TMDL Glossary
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-010644",
  "term": "Failing Septic System",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Septic systems in which the drain field has failed such that effluent that is supposed to percolate into the soil, rises to the surface and pools on the surface where it can run into streams or rivers.",
  "subject": "Ecosystems",
  "references": [
    "Chesapeake Bay TMDL Glossary"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/failing-septic-system/"
}

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