Septic tanks suck

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My grandparents just put in a sprinkler style system instead of a septic tank, due to the property not passing the "perk test." (that could be local jargon, I don't know what the technical term for digging a hole, filling said hole with water, and seeing that it drains >1inch per hour)

Their new system needs 3 tanks and some other equipment in the ground, then sprinkler lines and heads. All total it ran about $6500 installed. I know the septic system was cheaper than that.