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Septic system problem. Cost to connect to city sewer?
Thank you to all who answered my original question. Our situation is now much clearer and therefore the new question.
The septic system is now handling showers, dishwaher, and toilets without backup. Baffle is ok and water is flowing down outlet pipe towards fields. Original owner told me he has had fields redone a few times since original install in 1953.
One septic contracter suggested auxillary field installation on the side of my house. 18 inches deep. By the way, the soil is clay. I am asking for quotes on tapping into city sewer. Any ideas on what it should be? Must use xtra heavy 4" iron. Maybe 100 foot run and excavation. Near the street they might have to dig a hole 16 feet deep to reach sewer pipe. It would be 6 feet from my curb under the blacktop.
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- NJGuyLv 51 decade agoFavorite Answer
Probably at least $16,000 to $20,000, but the only way to be sure is to speak with a licensed plumber.
Putting a septic system (auxiliary) into a clay base is useless. Clay holds the water and will simply turn into a swamp! The waste water needs to drain off through the soil in order to drain the septic tank.
- Anonymous1 decade ago
The construction cost should be under $50/foot if not too deep for the 100' you described....so that's around $5k. The connection is quite deep and may cost you another $2k to $3k...plus whatever connection fees the city will charge you, plus repaving costs for the trench in the street. Should be around $10k but you may have to shop around pretty hard and then there's always change orders that add to the cost...ie you might have rock in the way or water pipes that need to be worked around or repaired because they got broken during the excavation....
If your soils are clayey, then you will always have a problem with your septic system, so its probably best to bite the bullet and tie into the city system...but then you'll start getting sewer bills which will most likely shock you.
- cheezyhillLv 51 decade ago
I would highly suggest you have a few contractors come out and giver you an estimate. Sooner or later your septic system will completely fail and need to be replaced. In Wisconsin if your system is not up to current code you would be required to replace it with a new system, rather than just add on or repair it.
You may wish to DISCRETELY find out what the current code is for your area. If you have the option of hooking up to the City system, they may not allow you to upgrade but require you to hook up.
A new septic system around southern Wisconsin would cost between $4,000.00 (at grade) and $15,000.00 (full mound system).
I can not give you a clear estimate, but a rough guess to hook up to the city would be around $5,000.00 - get estimates, and don't forget to include the cost of permits and hook up fees charged by the city. Some contractors will not include these in the estimate so be sure you ask.
Clearly you need to find out all your options before you proceed.
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