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Originally Posted by John Mercier
A septic system failure would result in fecal contamination that the DES would need to issue an alert on and immediate action would need to be taken.
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Not necessarily. The state monitors E. coli at swimming beaches where 88 E. coli/100 ml is the max in any single sample. For recreational waters not designated a swimming area the magic number in a single sample is 406/100 ml. A result less than 406 would not attract the states attention, assuming that they were even sampling in that area, and would still point to potential infiltration from a faulty system(s) that would/could add nutrients, including phosphates, to surface water.
Anyway, my original point is that all potential sources need to be addressed. The balance of your last post seems to say this.
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