But a new traditional anaerobic septic system with a leach field can run $10,000 to $25,000. That would include the piping to run waste from the house to a septic tank (where solids accumulate), and ...

A septic system consists of a septic tank and a drain field. The septic tank captures solid material and anaerobic bacteria and decomposes some of the solids.

The word septic means “absence of oxygen” and that’s the state of affairs in the first part of every septic system — the tank. This is where raw sewage is broken down by anaerobic bacteria ...

When septic systems fail, it’s usually because soil in the disposal field clogs up with slime from anaerobic (unoxygenated) bacteria that were once in human digestive systems.

KENNEBUNKPORT — Picture a septic system that is 90 percent smaller than a typical leech field, breaks down waste 100 percent organically and is installed above ground within a matter of hours.