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Aloha all,
As part of my researching who to hire to drain our septic in Ainaloa, I am asking here for any recommendations.
A large ficus in the next lot has apparently rooted our drain field to the point that our septic is full every six months now. Six months ago we paid $500. Since we may well have this as a recurring cost for an undetermined time, I will be price shopping for someone who may appreciate the repeat business. Anyone have any recommendations?
(A friend recommended pumping it out onto the neighbors property, but then we would have the smell.
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Cheers,
Kirt
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Trevor Saxby, T & S Septics 808-333-6766, I'm not sure if he does pumping but I know he does installs. So if he doesn't do pumping I bet money he knows someone who does.
Let him know Dayna from BNI sent ya.
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So where are the contents of countless 'pumped' septic tanks supposed to be disposed of in 2050? Trucked to one of the few, pitiful toy water treatment plants they have here? Where will the $BILLIONS come from to build sufficient water treatment infrastructure to handle the massive increase in load? A $250,000 assessment against every shack? How much will it cost for the shiny Green Electric-Vehicle Pumping Truck to come to your property in 2050 to pump your tank? Will such a service be affordable, or even exist? What are the odds that this stuff will just be dumped into a ditch off Beach Road? Pretty high, I think, considering it is already a dumping ground for pig carcasses, tires, old appliances, trash, etc. My prediction is that many installed septic tanks will simply have their bottoms perforated in desperation as an alternative to nonexistent / unaffordable 'pumping'.
When the fix for a problem only creates a more expensive, more complex problem; what have you really achieved?
In rural areas of Hawaii the problem isn't cesspools, or 'roads'.
The problem is the endlessly expanding population.
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The county is going to build a sewer system and you will have to pay the hookup cost.
Myself, I won't be around in 2050 so no worry.
https://www.bigislandvideonews.com/2022/...ce-issued/
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county is going to build a sewer system
They'll have to pave the roads first. Sewer hookups will be cheap by comparison.
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(10-05-2022, 09:02 PM)kalakoa Wrote: county is going to build a sewer system
They'll have to pave the roads first. Sewer hookups will be cheap by comparison.
Why are paved roads a prerequisite?
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Because the underlying agenda is to price all current residents out of Puna.
Case in point: $750M paving plan for Hawaiian Acres.
Separate argument: is a sewage treatment plant really necessary, or could we "just" install septic systems? Mine was $7K, which doesn't even cover the 30-year bond interest for a new treatment plant.
Hawaii likes to turn everything into rail because the primary purpose of all public works projects is job creation.
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Any other suggestions (as opposed to derailments)?
I'm looking to have ours pumped out as well.
... or does everyone here have cesspools?
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Kirt,
Just had ours pumped out by Five-0 Pumping. Nice guy. Flexible schedule. On time. $500.
https://www.fiveopumping.com/
With the expense of the truck, fuel and the disposal costs, I think that's probably about the best price. The only other place I called was JKM and they would have been around $600.
It's about the same as I used to pay on the mainland.
