Each year, thousands upon thousands of Americans install water wells and septic systems on their properties. But with a maze of codes governing their use -- along with a host of design requirements that ensure their functionality -- where can someone turn for comprehensive, one-stop guidance? Enter the Water Wells and Septic System Handbook from McGraw-Hill. Written in language any property owner can understand -- yet detailed enough for professionals and technical students -- this. Easy-to-use volume delivers the latest techniques and code requirements for designing, building, rehabilitating, and maintaining private water wells and septic systems. So, no matter if you're a plumber, a drillers, or a utility company professional, Water Wells and Septic System Handbook is the one resource you need to ensure your next job's success! Book jacket.

Includes index.

Administration --General Regulations -- Applicability -- Code Officials -- Approval -- Permits -- Inspections -- Violations -- Unsafe Conditions -- Appeal -- General Regulations -- Specific Limitations -- Flood Plain -- Site Evaluation and Requirements -- Slope -- Test Boring -- Percolation Tests -- Verification -- Observation Requirements -- Site Requirements -- Materials -- Septic Tanks -- Pipe -- Joints and Connections -- Prohibited Joints and Connections. Soil Absorption Systems -- Excavating Seepage Trenches -- Seepage Beds -- Seepage Pits -- Rules of Excavation and Construction -- Aggregate and Backfill -- Piping Requirements -- Observation Pipes -- Weather -- Pressure Distribution Systems -- System Design -- Pumps -- Dosing -- Tanks -- Inlets and Outlets -- Manholes -- Inspection Openings -- Sizing Tanks -- Installation -- Backfill Material -- Riser Joints -- Dosing or Pumping Chambers -- Treatment Tanks. Maintenance -- Chemical Restoration -- Holding Tanks -- Mound Systems -- System Design -- Construction Methods -- Cesspools -- Inspections -- Referenced Standards -- Site Evaluation for Water Wells -- Location -- Reading Signs To Find Water -- Dowsing -- It Doesn't Take Very Long -- Testing and Protecting Potable Water -- Confusion -- Testing Recommendations -- New Wells -- Who Tests The Water? -- Pesticides in Potable Water -- Protecting Private Wells -- Drilled Wells. Depth -- Well-Drilling Equipment -- Quantity And Quality -- Supervising the Drilling -- Trenching -- Installing A Pump System -- The Finer Points -- Shallow Wells -- Shallow Wells -- When Should You Use A Shallow Well? -- Characteristics -- Look Around -- The Preliminary Work -- After A Well Is In -- Pump Selection -- Installing a Single-Pipe Jet Pump -- Two-Pipe Pumps -- Pressure Tanks -- Diaphragm Tanks -- Installation Procedures -- Alternative Water Sources. Driven Wells -- Cisterns -- Ponds and Lakes -- Springs -- Many Needs -- Troubleshooting Well Systems -- Basic Well Problems -- Troubleshooting Jet Pumps -- Troubleshooting Submersible Pumps -- Water Quality -- Chemical Characteristics -- Biological Factors -- Radiological Factors -- Solving Water-Quality Problems -- Site Limitations for Septic Systems -- As They Appear -- Grade -- A Safe Way -- Standard Systems -- Chamber Systems -- Pump Stations -- Trees. Burying A Septic Tank -- Underground Water -- Driveways and Parking Areas -- Erosion -- Setbacks -- Read The Fine Print -- Site Visits -- Septic Designs and Soil Studies -- Septic Designs -- Design Criteria -- Soil Types -- Gravel-and-Pipe Septic Systems -- The Components -- Types Of Septic Tanks -- Installing a Simple Septic System -- Do It Yourself -- Bad Ground -- Chamber-Type Septic Systems -- Chamber Systems -- Trench Systems -- Mound Systems -- Pump Systems. Holding Tanks -- Other Types of Systems -- Wastewater Pump Systems -- Single-Fixture Pumps -- Gray-Water Sumps -- Black-Water Sumps -- Whole-House Pump Stations -- Landscaping Septic-System Areas -- Appearance -- General Information -- Plant Selection -- Grass -- Flowers -- Other Options -- Septic-System Maintenance -- Garbage Disposals -- Unwanted Objects -- Temperature -- Pathogens -- Failure Symptoms -- Beneficial Bacteria -- Additives -- Excess Water -- Cleaning. Troubleshooting Septic Systems -- An Overflowing Toilet -- Whole-House Backups -- The Problem is in the Tank -- Problems With a Leach Field -- Outside Odors -- Supervision -- When a Problem Occurs -- Don't Be Afraid to Ask For Help -- Low-Cost Septic Systems -- Knowledge -- Try Installing a System Yourself -- Choose Sites Selectively -- Cost Overruns -- Shop Around -- Low-Cost Well Systems -- Cutting Too Many Corners -- Well Selection -- Pumps -- Pressure Tanks. Shopping Prices -- Do Your Own Installations -- Negotiations -- Suggestions for Bidding Jobs -- Disclosure -- Danger Spots -- Septic Systems -- Wells -- A Spec Sheet -- What You Don't Know -- Cost Overruns -- Setting Up a Job Budget -- Take-Offs -- Accuracy -- Sorting Through Bids -- Once a Job Starts -- As a Job is Winding Down -- Pulling it All Together -- A Money Diet -- Here We Are -- Worksite Safety -- Very Dangerous -- General Safety -- Clothing -- Jewelry. Eye And Ear Protection -- Pads -- Tool Safety -- Co-Worker Safety -- First Aid -- Open Wounds -- Splinters And Such -- Eye Injuries -- Scalp Injuries -- Facial Injuries -- Nose Bleeds -- Back Injuries -- Legs And Feet -- Hand Injuries -- Shock -- Burns -- Heat-Related Problems -- Mathematics for the Trade.