Pumper averts a dangerous situationComment:Yesterday I went to pump a septic tank in the country. Pulling into the driveway, I noticed the inspection ports/tank was about 10 feet from the driveway. The customer had placed landscape rock on top and around the tank area. Coming closer to the tank, I noticed a 6- to 8-inch depression around the center of the tank. My first thought was, “That doesn’t look right,’’ thinking perhaps the tank had collapsed in the center. The customer said the tank was only five years old and noticed the depression about a year ago. After scraping away
