Sewers

what is the drawbacks on using a lagoon as a sewer system, and is there another way to do this?

I am looking at a log house and it has a greenhouse on the property, 17 acres and a detached garage with an extra barn for storage. It has well water and a lagoon for a sewer system. That is the only thing i am not sure about. Serious answers only please.

Public Comments

1. A cesspool seems more sanitary, and how about the stink on a windless day?
2. With that much acreage, the lagoon may be fine, but if it were my home, I would prefer a septic system (sub terrainian). You may not be able to do that though because of soil conditions and the water table level on your land, although most situations can be overcome with an engineered (in other words expensive) septic system.
3. The smell and make sure the well is at least 150 feet away from the septic .
4. my wife and i had a lagoon at a house we used to own....it worked great, no stink at all. there were no lateral lines to worry about. call your local county health department, and ask them to come inspect the lagoon. in our county, a sewage lagoon is sized by the number of bedrooms in the house. there should be no trees closer than 100'. there has to be a fence around the lagoon. there has to be a 24" berm all the way around the lagoon to keep out ground water. the lagoon had to be 150' from a property line and 150' foot from a ditch. there are more regs, but you get the idea. the health dept will gladly assist you further. Possum