I don't have a well. The Blue Ridge Mountains are underlain with karst. During dry spells, when the water table is low, the plume emanating from a septic tank goes down like it is supposed to. The soil around here percs well. I live on the skirt of the mountain, close. When we have a lot...
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With regard to the fluorescein dye, yes, this would be ideal. However, the septic tank is my neighbor's, and the coliform in my spring water is a contentious matter. I know their sewage is coming up in my water big time, but they also have a few farm animals, not...
How would one go about testing an intermittent spring to find out if it was receiving effluent from a residential septic system?
I have tested for coliform and it is off the chart. What I don't know is if the coliform is human or animal. The tests to differentiate between human and animal are...
