Yes I get a lot of questions...but I find it rewarding when I can help people walk through the issues they face when building/buying/selling a home with a septic system. It's a dirty job but someone's gotta do it.
FAQ - Do we need to be concerned about our neighbor's septic system?
My neighbor has a problem with his septic system. When the wind is right you can smell you know what and when they are doing laundry you can see the sewage running into my yard.
Is this dangerous? I don’t like it, this is my neighbor and I don’t want to seem like a troublemaker. What can I do? (Please do not use my name in your column).
Rock…Hard place. Guess where you are at? On one hand, you don’t want to squeak on the people you have to live next to and be considered a dink…on the other hand, you don’t want to be drinking today what Fred and Wilma had for dinner last night.
What I would probably do is drop a few hints that this is a health and environmental disaster in the making and the health dept could come down on them if they get caught, "Why my brother’s neighbor got fined…" If the shmoe doesn’t pick up on the hint the I would make an anonymous call to the health dept and tell them about it. I don’t like saying that but this guy is @#%^ing all over you every time he flushes the toilet. Not cool.