- Don't use a garbage disposal-it adds 50% more solids to your system.
- Don't pour automotive oil, cooking oil or grease down the drain.
- Don't drive vehicles over the septic system or leach field.
- Don't plant bushes or trees over the leach field.
- Don't use too much water, especially during rainy, wet seasons when the ground is saturated.
- Don't pour paint or paint thinner into your.
- Don't use drain cleaners and other toxic chemical products.
- Don't use chemical or biological septic system cleaners, which can plug up the leach fields and ruin your system.
- Don't flush feminine hygiene products, cat liter, disposable diapers or other non-biodegradable products into your system.
- ( Don't flush medicines, particularly antibiotics. ( Don't use products labeled "antibacterial."