Septic pumpers are sometimes faced with a Catch-22 situation. The county or state wants you to empty customers’ septic tanks periodically — in many states and regions this is mandated. But once you get the sludge into the tank, these same governments can become uninterested in how you get rid of it. Pick up the load, sure. That’s a good idea. But dumping it, well that’s another matter.A pumper’s first thought might be to leave the load at an area municipal plant where operators are used to treating wastewater and releasing clean water back into the environment. Well, more and
