idris4r83:
A friend advised me to run my bathroom pipes to my Soakaway I argued with him that it will full quickly and he argued back that it is the best way.

jjagz:
I hope this doesn't get lost in the myriad of responses and the OP sees this.

What is classically done in our climes is to have one hole partitioned into 2 parts which are;

1) SEPTIC TANK: This is where toilet waste i.e faeces are flushed into. Bacteria (which is why it is called SEPTIC) decompose it into SLUDGE which settles and WATER which floats. This tank is usually made with concrete ate the bottom to prevent the sludge from getting into surrounding soil. At the top of this tank is a connection through a hole, pipe or whatever to the septic tank that allows water to drain into the soakaway pit if the water above the sludge becomes excessive. NEVER DIRECT WATER FROM SINKS OR BATHROOMS OR KITCHENS HERE BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN SOAP AND OTHER CHEMICALS THAT WILL INHIBIT THE BACTERIA AND THE SEPTIC TANK FILLS UP QUICKLY LEAVING YOU LITERALLY WITH BIG UNDECOMPOSED SHIT.

2) SOAKAWAY PIT: Which is what we call the whole set up at times. It is normally larger and the floor is left bare to allow water literally SOAK AWAY into the ground. Water from sinks, bathrooms, kitchen sinks etc should all come here, including the excess run off from the septic tank( remember from above). SIMILARLY TOILET WASTE SHOULD NOT BE DIRECTED HERE FOR THE SAME REASON IN CAPITAL LETTERS ABOVE.

I hope I have clarified and and not confused you more.

You're welcome.

pedrilo:
From experience, I knw that after digging a very big soak away, u create a partition for feaces that will have the base cemented and another partition for water from the kitchen and bathing room without cementing it's base so that the water can sink into the ground.

mufutau55:


You should have Septic Tank and Soakaway... people always call both soakaway which is a wrong term.

1. Septic Tank is for Poooo! (Feces from your toilet)
2. Soakaway is for Water waste from both bathroom, sinks, and Kitchen.

Hajji M.

idris4r83:
A friend advised me to run my bathroom pipes to my Soakaway I argued with him that it will full quickly and he argued back that it is the best way.

seguno2:


Are the drains in the UK covered, centralised and treated?
Are many people EMPLOYED to work on those drains so that they are permanently clear and clean?
Do you know if that is the case in our own country?

erico2k2:
You answered the question I was striving to ask.the responsibilty of what comes out as waste in ones yard should be of the govt and not its citizens. If the government provides drains which they can treat at the end then why would we worry where to channel our waste water to.in London this is the case. There is a central sewer. If you are building your house you just link it to this main line all ur waste poo,wee or waste water.however in more modern times waste water is now recycled for toilet use.

Alexdon200089:
...I have handled four houses as an engineer...your question is a simple one...evrything you do in your house depends on the structure of the house...some buildings does not have good solid foundation...while some have.so the best thing to is..if there is a drainage close to your house you channel your bathroom and kitchen waste water to it! But if you don't have a drainage this are the things you consider during the foundation of the building, cause what ever you didn't place in the right order during foundation will fetch you back during completion,if there is no drainage, you should dig the soakpit 12fit deep 10inches wide..reason is because you want to channel your bathroom and kitchen wastewater..the depth and wideness of the soak pit will have along way to go in saving you more money in the future than you expected!!So check your building plan and structure of your house and the environment before you make the decision of channeling your bathroom and kitchen water to the soakpit...your friend idea is a good one but it has to do with the foundation of your house!!soakpit is not what you play with when building a house..thanks

idris4r83:
A friend advised me to run my bathroom pipes to my Soakaway I argued with him that it will full quickly and he argued back that it is the best way.

seguno2:


I understand you but how do we get there in our country where TAP water is not even available?

highskies:
Without mincing words, it is wrong to pipe into the public drain ("gutter".).

Under normal environmental protection law such as NESREA's or USEPA, both soil waste and domestic wastewater ought to be piped into either a public sewer line or septic tank cum soak-away pit.

It is important to note that the septic tank and SAP work together. The septic tank works as an anaerobic digestic (thus the need to vent it to release CH4 gas and some others). The septic tank digests the solid and other putricible wastes from the kitchen. There's a "baffle" inside the septic tank that allows for hydraulic flocculation and settling of sludge (treated sewage) whilst encouraging movement of wastewater into the SAP.

However sir, the size of your septic tank, SAP and soil absorption rate is very important. Depending on the population equivalent (PE), the size of your septic tank and SAP would vary. You could discourage odours by piping kitchen waste to its own manhole and venting each toilet WC soil waste stack.

Another option is to have a cesspool (cesspit) for the wastewater only from bathrooms, laundry and kitchen.

Send me a mail on gbenga.julius@rocketmail.com

I could assist you with septic tank and SAP sizing.

NB: which ever way though, its a crime to pipe wastewater to public drain. The public drain is meant for rainwater conveyance and other miscelleanous water spills (flooding cases for example). Your wastewater constitutes foaming pollution due to high sodium content, alkalinity issues, pH, and it can be harmful to adjacent receiving water bodies which hosts aquatic life and other biotics.

MabraO:
All of u saying he should channel it yo the nearest gutter are the ones killing the country den blame govt. how will u channel ur waste from inside ur house to the gutter govt constructed for flood?
And wen there is over flooding u start hearing people complain govt this govt that

erico2k2:
No we do not,so this is why the govt don't have any moral ground to fine or jail anyone as such cos in its own right they have failed in thier responsibilty.

seguno2:


Is it correct to say that WE, the citizens, have allowed our politicians take undue advantage of us by stealing our money so easily.

erico2k2:

You first few paragraphs sums it up ***channel your waste water to a drain if one is available. **
Now,who is responsible for drain building and cleaning?

mufutau55:


You should have Septic Tank and Soakaway... people always call both soakaway which is a wrong term.

1. Septic Tank is for Poooo! (Feces from your toilet)
2. Soakaway is for Water waste from both bathroom, sinks, and Kitchen.

Hajji M.

Barselonia:

And If I told you, you are wrong.......

septic tank And soakaway works together...
septic tank is ffor poo, accept..... there is a passage btw the septic And soakaway...
When thee septic fulll reach a level, the excess water start to move to the soakaaway...Which iis every it can be easily ddry offf

erico2k2:

Quick question for the mind.rain water washing fru from ladipo mkt going fru gutters and yoyr waste water comprising of palm oil grease and balance soup.which do you think is more harmful to the environment??

Lincoln275:

The best thing is to channel it to nearest drainage. Function of soak away is to just accommodate excess sewere or waste water from septic tank for short period of time. Or u have special tank for all ur waste water separately

idris4r83:
A friend advised me to run my bathroom pipes to my Soakaway I argued with him that it will full quickly and he argued back that it is the best way.

erico2k2:

Quick question for the mind.rain water washing fru from ladipo mkt going fru gutters and yoyr waste water comprising of palm oil grease and balance soup.which do you think is more harmful to the environment??

idris4r83:
A friend advised me to run my bathroom pipes to my Soakaway I argued with him that it will full quickly and he argued back that it is the best way.

mufutau55:


You should have Septic Tank and Soakaway... people always call both soakaway which is a wrong term.

1. Septic Tank is for Poooo! (Feces from your toilet)
2. Soakaway is for Water waste from both bathroom, sinks, and Kitchen.

Hajji M.

erico2k2:

Point of correction. .its not an offence to pipe wash and waste water to public drains however it's an offence to pipe your toilet to a public drain. I stand to be corrected.

MabraO:


Irrelevant question
Cos waste water comprising palm oil don't just find its way into the gutters except u pour then in it..
All u mentioned are as a result of humans putting them there