Is watersoftener discharge bad for my septic system?
The water softener discharges about 7 pounds of salt in 40 gallons of water into my septic system each week. I have a 1000 gallon concrete septic tank.
Public Comments
- That much salt going into your drain field will eventually start to kill plants. That is why most people on septic systems don't have softeners. De-ionizer systems are OK but are more expensive. They do not discharge into the waste water system
- No, but it will kill the bacteria in your septic tank.
- probably not...7 pounds of salt per week into 1000 gallons is not excessive. If anything, it will help the permeability of the soils, but only slightly. Don't worry about it. And it certainly shoudn't shock the bacteria in the tank or kill vegetation.
