The nights are cooler and the woolly caterpillar is putting on its winter coat! Harvesting is in full swing and many of us are checking (√) our “getting ready for winter” list.  Does that list include the health of your septic system? Do you know how long it’s been since you had your septic tank pumped?

C&L Sanitation has been pumping septic tanks for 40+ years.

The H2Ohio initiative unveiled last November by Governor Mike DeWine is a multi-million dollar program to provide long-term water quality benefits to communities state-wide.  Those of us who live in northwest Ohio have a vested interest in clean water because WE lay claim to OUR Great Lake—Lake Erie!

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Does your fall checklist include “putting your garden to bed”?  It can mean lots of raking, deadheading, and trimming to assure the health of your lawn and plants.  While you’re working hard to assure a healthy lawn and garden for next spring, have you given any thought to the health of what’s under the ground?  (And we don’t mean the worms and other creepy crawlers!)  Is it time to put the health of your septic system on your fall to-do list?  Do you know how long it’s been since you had your septic tank pumped?

C&L Sanitation has been pumping septic tanks for over 30 years.

Homeowners outside city limits (and possibly outside the limits of a water and sewer district) need to be ever attentive to the waste discharged from the sinks, toilets, washing machines, etc. in their homes.  If a septic system is properly installed on their property, the waste disposal system is safe and effective; (and at the same time assures a homeowner that sewage waste and other byproducts are not polluting our waterways).   If, however, drains become sluggish and/or odorous, or the ground surrounding the septic tank is mushy, or the grass is greener in the septic tank area, the septic tank might need to be pumped.