How Do You Handle Onsite System Floods?

I recently received photos from a homeowner in Boulder County, Colo., showing the effects of a series of catastrophic flash floods that hit last summer. The homes and onsite systems hit by the floods underwent massive rebuilding and restoration. In some areas, floodwaters rose and spread out, covering entire onsite treatment systems, including septic tanks, pumps and drainfields.If you are in a flood-prone area, now is the time to get prepared — and educate homeowners — for potential onsite system flooding. Our approaching Midwest spring — and major thaw out — following subzero temps and record-breaking snowfall this winter means