Show Septic Tank Fields Size Sizes Is s Increased Editors Editor's Note This is the second second second sec sec- ond in a series of articles covering cover cover- Ing ng new State Health Department regulations on home sewage disposal disposal disposal dis dis- dis- dis system Robert Burgner in the State Health departments department's departments department's de de- Price office outlines here lere some details of disposal field construction I Septic tank disposal fields specified spec- spec fled in new health department regulations will in most cases be considerably larger than those required required re re- re- re In old regulations As with tanks anks disposal field size Is now related re- re to number of ot bedrooms Inthe in inthe the he home Permeability of the soil soli as measured by a seepage test est is the other factor used in determining field area Total area required for a disposal disposal disposal dis dis- dis- dis field can be as much as two or r three times as great as prey prevo called for Maximum disposal field trench width under new regulations Is three feet as compared to six feet under old regulations Other details details details de de- de- de tails are are essentially unchanged except ex ex- except that straw or untreated paper is now required as a cover over the gravel to prevent backfill from filtering down Into the the trench |