In a recent story in the Murrysville Star in Penn Hills, Pa., frustrated homeowner Carol Raabe lamented paying $140 every three to five years to get her septic tank pumped. She told the newspaper she would prefer being hooked up to the city sewer that stops a half-mile from her home.
Raabe’s concerns stem from a proposal by the local sanitary authority to be the sole hauler of septic waste in the township. Under the proposal, which should be a concern for pumpers in the area, the authority would charge homeowners 22 cents per gallon to clean septic tanks.
“It’s not fair
