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MrsYank
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Cesspool or Sewer?
How do you know which your house is set up to?
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GoldenRod
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
This is how I know... 
If you get a sewer bill, you have sewers. If you don't get a bill, you have a cesspool. Image Attachment(s):
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| Posted 1/22/10 8:47 PM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
I thought Nassau had sewers and Suffolk has cesspools 
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| Posted 1/22/10 8:49 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by Stacey1403
I thought Nassau had sewers and Suffolk has cesspools
Mostly, but not always.
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| Posted 1/22/10 9:12 PM |
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nov04libride
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by Stacey1403
I thought Nassau had sewers and Suffolk has cesspools
Nope, I only wanted a house w/ sewers in Suffolk. Our development has underground wires and sewers, not cesspools.
Message edited 1/22/2010 9:18:16 PM.
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| Posted 1/22/10 9:17 PM |
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CallaLily
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by GoldenRod
This is how I know...
If you get a sewer bill, you have sewers. If you don't get a bill, you have a cesspool.
We have sewers and we don't get a bill 
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| Posted 1/22/10 9:23 PM |
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MrsYank
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by Renee615
Posted by GoldenRod
This is how I know...
If you get a sewer bill, you have sewers. If you don't get a bill, you have a cesspool.
We have sewers and we don't get a bill
We live in nassau- Town of Hempstead- would it be on my tax bill
I hope we have a sewer- otherwise its going to cost us $$$$
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| Posted 1/22/10 9:56 PM |
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HeatherRose
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by Stacey1403
I thought Nassau had sewers and Suffolk has cesspools
Nope, I only wanted a house w/ sewers in Suffolk. Our development has underground wires and sewers, not cesspools.
there are parts of suffolk that have sewers, some areas in stony brook, and copiauge
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| Posted 1/22/10 9:58 PM |
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PotofLuck06
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by HeatherRose
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by Stacey1403
I thought Nassau had sewers and Suffolk has cesspools
Nope, I only wanted a house w/ sewers in Suffolk. Our development has underground wires and sewers, not cesspools.
there are parts of suffolk that have sewers, some areas in stony brook, and copiauge
There are parts in Coram too, in the W section. DH's uncle has sewers.
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| Posted 1/22/10 10:54 PM |
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MommaG
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
We have sewers in West Islip (south of Southern State) and get a bill quarterly. It's really inexpensive though and totally worth it.
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| Posted 1/22/10 11:23 PM |
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imyself
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
I you look in the road there should be manholes marked as sewer if you have sewers in your area. There may be drainage ones too but the sewer ones will be marked as such. If you are in Suffolk you can also go to Bergen Pt sewage treatment plant and they will be able to tell you if you have the tax lot number. You can also check the yard. If you have a manhole cover on your property its prob your septic tank cover.
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| Posted 1/22/10 11:59 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by imyself
If you have a manhole cover on your property its prob your septic tank cover.
My old system didn't have an access cover.
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| Posted 1/23/10 8:27 AM |
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Chatham-Chick
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by imyself
If you have a manhole cover on your property its prob your septic tank cover.
Our old/original cesspool had a cover, but ivy & grass had grown over it, so you couldn't tell it was there. (It was in the backyard.)
When we had our new septic system installed, they just buried it in the front yard. There is no access cover.
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| Posted 1/23/10 8:32 AM |
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Stacey1403
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by Chatham-Chick
Posted by imyself
If you have a manhole cover on your property its prob your septic tank cover.
Our old/original cesspool had a cover, but ivy & grass had grown over it, so you couldn't tell it was there. (It was in the backyard.)
When we had our new septic system installed, they just buried it in the front yard. There is no access cover.
Same here we had to get a new one put in. The guy came with a metal rod and poked at the ground till he found it.
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| Posted 1/23/10 9:10 AM |
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CunningOne
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
We are in north shore Nassau and have cesspools! I don't think there are too many residences in the Town of Hempstead that aren't connected to the sewer.
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| Posted 1/23/10 11:54 AM |
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eddiesmommy
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
parts of KP and Smithtown in Suffolk have sewers also.
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| Posted 1/23/10 1:54 PM |
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sunnyflies
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Goldenrod, who did you get to put your system in? Would you recommend them?
Anyone else, which are good companies to call?
Thanks
Message edited 2/9/2010 3:30:59 PM.
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| Posted 2/9/10 3:29 PM |
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GoldenRod
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by sunnyflies
Goldenrod, who did you get to put your system in? Would you recommend them?
Anyone else, which are good companies to call?
Thanks
I honestly don't know. My GC took care of getting it done, so I don't know who he subcontracted to for the installation.
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| Posted 2/9/10 3:59 PM |
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Faithx2
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by nov04libride
Posted by Stacey1403
I thought Nassau had sewers and Suffolk has cesspools
Nope, I only wanted a house w/ sewers in Suffolk. Our development has underground wires and sewers, not cesspools.
Same here.
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| Posted 2/9/10 9:40 PM |
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telmah
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Re: Cesspool or Sewer?
Posted by Renee615
Posted by GoldenRod
This is how I know...
If you get a sewer bill, you have sewers. If you don't get a bill, you have a cesspool.
We have sewers and we don't get a bill
Same here, but I'm not out on LI
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