curiosity about septic and cesspool systems
 

My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.

curiosity about septic and cesspool systems
 

You'll need to check with your local building dept. In my area in NY we use
separate fields for gray water


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My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.

curiosity about septic and cesspool systems
 

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My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.


Depends on the system - mine all goes to the same place. I suspect the
percolation of the ground has a lot to do with how it is treated.

curiosity about septic and cesspool systems
 

On Apr 18, 6:46 pm, wrote:
My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.

It is possible to do it both ways. If you divert greywater you may be
able to get by with a smaller septic. I'm guessing that Hawaii has
very specific requirements which are strictly enforced.

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On Apr 18, 9:12 pm, Lawrence wrote:
On Apr 18, 6:46 pm, wrote:

My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.

It is possible to do it both ways. If you divert greywater you may be
able to get by with a smaller septic. I'm guessing that Hawaii has
very specific requirements which are strictly enforced.

Pele provided the ground for Your house,She might like it if You use
environmentally friendly soaps/cleaning solutions.:-)

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Pele provided the ground for Your house,She might like it if You use
environmentally friendly soaps/cleaning solutions.:-)


is that the soccer player?

curiosity about septic and cesspool systems
 

On 18 Apr 2007 16:46:47 -0700, wrote:

My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.


Technical nit: A cesspit is one particular kind of individual
septic disposal system. Specifically, it's a big,
pourous pit that the sewege goes into, from which the sewage
percolates directly into the ground, or sits there until
someone comes and pumps it out. I doubt that you'll
be putting in a cess-pit.


More likely, you'll end up putting in a septic TANK and leachfield,
possibly with a grease-trap. In that case, whether you can get
away with dumping laundry water into the same system as the
rest of your sewage depends on whether you design the system to
handle that much water. Are you going to be on a well,
a water catchment, or a municiple water supply?

curiosity about septic and cesspool systems
 

On Apr 19, 9:50 am, "Apu Inmypants" wrote:
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Pele provided the ground for Your house,She might like it if You use
environmentally friendly soaps/cleaning solutions.:-)

is that the soccer player?

Lol,,no,but if the Goddess of Fire ever decided to join a game it
would be a hot one! I believe native Hawiians take Pele and the land
seriously.

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On Apr 19, 11:56 am, Goedjn wrote:
On 18 Apr 2007 16:46:47 -0700, wrote:

My wife and I are planning the build of a rural home in Hawaii next
year. And forgive a city boy for asking, but when a house is using a
cesspool system instead of city sewer, does the laundry, bath and
other grey water also go into the cesspool, or is there some other
treatment process for that type of wastewater.

Technical nit: A cesspit is one particular kind of individual
septic disposal system. Specifically, it's a big,
pourous pit that the sewege goes into, from which the sewage
percolates directly into the ground, or sits there until
someone comes and pumps it out. I doubt that you'll
be putting in a cess-pit.

Bingo, provided he's talking about a new system, where cesspools
surely won't be allowed in HI. If it's an older house
the only way of knowing what goes where is to trace the various
sources.




More likely, you'll end up putting in a septic TANK and leachfield,
possibly with a grease-trap. In that case, whether you can get
away with dumping laundry water into the same system as the
rest of your sewage depends on whether you design the system to
handle that much water. Are you going to be on a well,
a water catchment, or a municiple water supply?