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Old 01-25-2016, 12:42 AM
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On site living quarters are rented by the operator from rental companies like Stallion or HB Rentals. They are usually skid mounted portable buildings or mobile homes. There is a sewer pump box behind each living quarter and from there the grey/black water flows into a holding tank (usually about 1000 gallons) that is emptied periodically. The systems are part of the rental package and maintained by the rental company. The disposal is usually handled by the rental company or subcontracted by the rental to another company. But as far as the sewage, everything is contained right there on location. They typically work pretty well if no one flushes anything other than TP down the toilet. Baby wipes, Q tips, Paper towels will back it up pretty quick and then it gets messy. I've worked all over the country and this is generally the practice everywhere. If you are looking to get into it, the rental company is where you need to start. The only thing that the people actually drilling the well care about is that when they flush the toilet it works. How it works is someone else problem. Realize that the majority of land wells drilled are in the middle of nowhere. Hauling the waste off in a truck is the only logical way to do it.

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