Reason to hate Arizona
By Felicia Kane
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
Peoria, Arizona
April 2, 2016 11:31am CST
Besides the heat and the red light runners I think the biggest thing to hate about Arizona is the concept of septic tanks. If you don't know what a septic tank is, basically it is a thing in the backyard in the ground filled with well...human waste. For some reason Phoenix, I am not sure if all of Arizona but Phoenix did not want to pick up the fad of doing sewers. No, no, instead they make people spend 200-500 dollars to get their waste removed from their back yards. What if you are a person that does not have that kind of money to spare or can even save up? The fumes can make people sick and can even be lethal...it is bacteria in the air. My mom cannot afford to get it cleaned out and I don't have a job and have to keep my money saved for a future move. So basically we just have to suffer with a smell that plumbs the air and get sick from it. It is seriously so terrible and I hate it.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
They make people pay for their own septic tanks to be emptied...That is disgusting and terrible. So if people cannot afford to get it emptied they basically sit in the smell of their own waste.
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@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
2 Apr 16
What? I had no idea my friend!!!
I know what a septic tank is..why or why are they creating this terrible health hazard for people..I must go and read more about this..omg..I am sorry you are suffering like this.
How often do you need this money you say every two months?
This is uncivilized on the part of the state and federal govt.
How often do you need this money you say every two months?
This is uncivilized on the part of the state and federal govt.1 person likes this
@TiarasOceanView (70020)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@DesirousDreamer Thats crazy my friend..I thought I knew it all til you told me this..I am astounded by the cruelty of it.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
@TiarasOceanView It is disgusting. But Arizona isn't that great of the place anyway.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
It is every few months they need to be cleaned probably like 5-7 months.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
8 May 16
There isn't an agency that could help out with the expense? Not sure where you who in your area to ask for help.
@ElusiveButterfly (45941)
• United States
13 May 16
@DesirousDreamer that is terrible. "Note to self: do not move to Arizona."
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
13 May 16
Nope! Arizona is terrible with helping people.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
13 May 16
@ElusiveButterfly Gosh, anyone that moves to Arizona is insane. each time I saw a U-haul I would just yell, "WHY?!?!?!"
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
19 May 16
@DesirousDreamer
I lived in east Mesa and not many tanks out there and not that expensive to clean them.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
18 May 16
Many many many people have septic tanks in my area. It is the west side of Phoenix. And also getting a septic tank cleaned out is very expensive no matter who you call. We tried, and no one does it under 300 dollars.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
22 May 16
@Marcyaz That's Mesa XD that isn't Phoenix. Each city doesn't different things. more congested areas of pheonix hav a sewer system but that is more towards down town. Where has closer to peoria they don't because that is not a lot of peopl.e And it is expensvive when you don't have a job and live off very little money. i.e. my mother. she is disabled and doesn't get a lot of money each month.
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
2 Apr 16
There's an old septic system here but I don't know what it is. It's probably a leech field since I have never known it to be emptied and it works fine with no smell. There's a pipe next to the house where I'm sure it can be sucked out, but I only found that last year. My old apartment was the same way.
If you want to try anything you should dump that bacteria solution down your toilet and let them work on it. That should cut down on the smell. I can't imagine a system being small enough that it would need to be emptied so regularly.
@OneOfMany (12150)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@DesirousDreamer Try not to put certain cleaners in the mix, since it kills good bacteria.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
@OneOfMany trust me I look things up before I do. I don't feel like blowing up my house or putting out toxic fumes to prevent already toxic fumes
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
We have been trying a lot of things. It being hot doesn't help at all
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Apr 16
Phoenix is all septic tanks? Are you serious?
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@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
2 Apr 16
I did not know that! Do you have to get those septic tanks cleaned yearly?
@infatuatedbby (94909)
• United States
2 Apr 16
@DesirousDreamer Wow really that's quite pricey then.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
@infatuatedbby Yeah it is terrible.
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
It actually should be every few months.
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@rebelann (117244)
• El Paso, Texas
4 Apr 16
Ok, I get why you don't like septics but didn't you plant trees close to the leach lines to keep it from getting that bad?
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
4 Apr 16
Does your septic tank not empty into a septic bed (tiles)? We have a septic tank with a raised bed. When it gets waterlogged after a lot of rain it means our water doesn't drain properly for a few hours, but odour isn't a problem.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Apr 16
our septic tank is buried in the backyard. There is a big black tube sticking out in the middle of the yard for when we actually do have someone clean they just stick a pipe into and suck it up.
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@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
4 Apr 16
@DesirousDreamer it sounds like just a holding tank and not a full septic system.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
4 Apr 16
@Morleyhunt Well I have no idea since I'm not the one that put it in and I'm not the one that owns the home. I don't know the difference. I guess that is why we have to get it cleaned out ever few months.
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@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
13 May 16
Eww. when we had our summer house (here in Rhode Island), we had a septic tank. We never really noticed it much until, of course, it backed up. So gross!
@CRK109 (14556)
• United States
14 May 16
@DesirousDreamer That was the one thing I hated about spending summers there. I've seen the house since. It's been sold quite a few times since we left and I really don't know if that problem has been fixed or not. But I hope so for the new inhabitants.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
20 May 16
@CRK109 Yeah, summers are the worst for Arizona. The winters are nice though and the one week of Autumn XD
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@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
13 May 16
It is super disgusting. I am happy I do not have to deal with that anymore. I moved, but I feel bad for my mom who has to put up with it. I hope she can afford to clean it soon.
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@farbuoloxusy (1164)
• United States
2 Apr 16
We live in CA and have a septic tank. Doesn't make a difference to me just means I don't have to pay a sewer bill every month. Not to mention we have lived here for 9 years and haven't had an issue.
@DesirousDreamer (34776)
• Peoria, Arizona
2 Apr 16
Well i guess if you have money to get it emptied then it isn't a problem OR if you live in a place that has a landlord that empties it for you.
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@Marcyaz (35316)
• United States
13 May 16
@DesirousDreamer
If your mother is renting the house then it is the landlords duty to have that cleaned out. Check under the landlord tenants law for Arizona and check it out.
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