Many home inspectors are wary of what’s lurking beyond the confines of their visual examination. Buried in the ground, septic systems can be one of the last things sellers and buyers consider during real estate transactions. But they don’t have to be. Also known as individual onsite or small community cluster systems, septic systems treat and dispose of wastewater from houses and businesses in suburban or rural areas not serviced by centralized public sewer systems. According to the EPA, 20% of households in the nation have septic systems, and about one-third of all new development uses ...
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