which one is the best in sewage system county sewer, cesspool, or septic?
which is the best water system county water, catchment water or private water
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- A county sewer is the most convenient because you don't have to maintain it or worry much about it, but you do have to pay a monthly fee to use it. A septic system is relatively trouble free but does require periodic maintenance to muck out the tank (a tank pump company does this). Cesspools aren't legal most places anymore. Most times, however, you don't get a choice: Where I live there is no county or city sewer to every house has a septic system. Here's some info on pumping septic tanks: http://www.thisoldhouse.com/toh/asktoh/question/0,,1031580,00.html?xid=yahoo-answers&partner=yes FYI if you have a sewer system you usually (but not always) have city water. If you have a septic system you usually have well water.
- The county is the best in both cases (for the USA). It is the only one that is governed by strict rules and regulations and with those rules, extensive testing has to be completed, in the case of water, every day. With private systems, there is nothing that says they have to work correctly after installation (unless they become a large offsite health risk) and for private water in most states, a single test may be all that is done in 30-40 years of use.
