While I've been supportive of a comprehensive Greater-Winnipesaukee sewer system,
Gilford doesn't seem to have its own large system in order yet:
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[Today's Citizen, excerpted]"...The most recent sewer leak occurred on May 28 and 29, and involved the repair of a three-inch hole in the 24-inch ductile iron line. A 2,000-foot length of force main lying west of the Gilford pump station has been the subject of a number of repairs since 1992 due to external corrosion from aggressive soils..."
http://www.citizen.com/apps/pbcs.dll...-1/citizen0102
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Gilford had a monster break into Winnipesaukee back in '96 or '99. (I forget just when, but it was millions of gallons, and when their system was only a few years old).
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Originally Posted by Misty Blue
"...2. A system that is in constant use should be pumped out every two years. Any suggestions for one that is used only in the summer...?"
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Florida mails annual updates to lakefront property owners that recommend a pumpout every three years. Florida maintains no lakefront tree-retaining requirements like New Hampshire's, but does have seawall restrictions and restrictions on lake weed removal.
However, it also has roadside billboards with "Nuisance Lake Weed Removal" services. (Maybe this is a "compromise" that's "good for business"?
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For Winnipesaukee—at minimum—a pumpout every time a property changes hands is in order, even if "the intent" is to rebuild: That new property near me was built
into a pre-existing septic system
. Does that require a "seller's disclosure", I wonder?
An old friend who keeps me up to date on such matters tells me that "The Basin" in Tuftonboro was free of vegetation before it became ringed with houses having septic systems. Today, of course, "The Basin" looks like lettuce soup.
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Originally Posted by Misty Blue
"...Come on guys. You know that we are all plumbers at heart...."
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Now ain't that the truth?
