December 31, 1976 (12 pages)

Consumer Corner Tips on avoiding septic system problems By VIVIAN BROWN AP Newsfeatures In the fall one woman gets the pre-holiday jitters—her septic tank always goes berserk before she must do a lot of entertaining. She had assumed the installation of it was “a lemon” but now she is not so sure. Her big family may be™ careless. She may be on the right track. One Connecticut town sanitarian, Robert J. Jontos, has explained that seven gallons of water to flush a bug down the drain is ridiculous — but a lot of people do it. They are not only wasting water, he says: the conservation of water could add to the longevity of an on-site sewage disposal system where homes are served by private water supplies. Precautions are necessary to insure the continued operation of a subsurface sewage disposal system, he tells homeowners in Wilton, Conn., the town he serves. “Better than 98 per cent of domestic sewage is water,” he points out. The discharge of toxic materials such as paint thinners, excessive amounts of compounds — bacteriocidal and germicidal — and brine discharges from water softeners can adversely affect bacterial action’ in the tank, the percolation characteristics of the distribution fields or the quality of the ground water which is eventually recycled into wells, he says. . Most people know little about how their septic system works, he goes on. Different soils do provide different levels of filtration." Fine silty clay and hardpan soils provide the best filtration because liquids move through them slowly. Sandy soils allow water to move through them more rapidly and unless the depth is adequate, proper. filtration may not be achieved. There are many things that homemakers might do to insure the continued operation of a subsurface sewage disposal system and Jontos makes these observations: . water a day, a figure that could Bricks are not recommended, -Novade County Ragget — Friday, Seeumber 31, 1076 — Page 9 =i other be cut considerably by using Jontos says, because Be gl gird pee be water carefully. Don’t let it run crack the tank. aes il flushed into the system. It can unnecessarily while you brush Indications of septic system plug house sewer and disyour teeth, shave, shower or dysfunction include soggy areas tribution lines as well as the Clean bathroom fixtures. Autoon ground surface accompanied pump, if you have one. . matic dishwashers consume iby an odor like hydrogen sul—Toxic materials — paint about 25 gallons of water per . fide or rotten eggs. In any thinner, gasoline or any other cycle so they should be fully event it may be time to call the substance that will have a loaded before they are turned septic tank cleaning company harmful effect on bacterial ac90. at the first whiff. (A septic systion in the tank — should not be tem with a 1,000 to 1,250 gallon deposited in the system. —The natural bacteriological tank should be cleaned every —Make sure a water treataction of the tank will provide two or three years, in Jontos ment unit’s backflow discharge all the digestion that is needed opinion.) is not connected to your sewer $0 it is not necessary to use 4 septic system that is mainpipe. It may shorten the life of commercial additives in the tained properly should last for your system. system to improve its function. 39 years without difficulty, he ’ ints out, but all systems are —The septic system may be Water may be conserved by POlM!S oul, : extended by conserving water placing a plastic bottle filled ages nie nig and 7 whenever possible. Homes may with water in the toilet tank. bi time. inevi consume about 400 gallons of Make sure it fits properly. get cond uld tant tite eed hteThe California Veterinary Medical Association is again issuing a warning to pet owners, especially dog owners, to be particularly careful this year in walnut growing areas. Moldy walnuts lying on the ground can poison your dog! In some cases this poison can be fatal. ; While there is some question as to whether it is the mold or the walnut that contains the toxin, dog owners living in walnut growing areas should be aware of the danger. Cases of walnut poisoding are seen during the wet months Walnuts can be deadly to your pets Symptoms consist of convulsions decomposed. The neurotoxin contained in the moldy walnut is not of itself fatal, but the convulsions produced will eventually involve some organs of the dog which he cannot do without. Prompt veterinary attention is essential. Fortunately, most that arrive at the hospital still alive, can be dogs ive " saved. Treatment 20-30 24-48 hours, or long enough for ‘the dog’s own body to detoxify and eliminate the poison. Successful treatment produces complete recovery with aftereffects. If your landscaping includes walnut trees, great care_ should be taken to clean up dropped walnuts before they » if are seen =. may be your ! maintained for “The dog you save THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1977 6:00 2-40-Star Trek rd 3%-Movie: 44-Maveri “Number One’’ ick 8:30 7-13-What’s Happening! 3-5-7-10-12-13-News 9:00 5-10-12-Hawali Five-O > pied 6-Visions 36-Movie: "Journey into Midnight” oe ow a alaaaal 44-Emergency One! :30 7-13-Tony Randall 6:30 3-5-10-12-News 255 36-News 6-Consumers’ Guide 200 2-40-News 9-Breaking Out of Silence 13-Merv Griffin 7:00 2-Odd Couple 4 3-Weeknight 5-6-7-9-News 10-Concentration 12-Music Hall America 4-FBI 44-Adam 12 7:30 2-1 Love Lucy se i 2-Movie: “Harvey” 3-Movie: ‘The Call of the Wild” 5-10-12-Waltons 69-Masterpiece Theatre 7-13-Welcome Back Kotter en ren =s ss 5 Q & 3-Best Sellers ‘“‘Once An Eagle’ 5-10-12-Barnaby Jones 7-13-Streets of San Francisco Showcase * '3.5.7-10-12-13-News 4@-Love, American Style 4-Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 11:30 2. Johnny Carson $-10-12-Kojak *‘ sonal of the Y Pageant ear 13-Ironside : 12:00 2-News 40-Movie: ‘Apache Rifles ', 44-Night Gallery THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS 8:00-MOVIE: “THE CALL OF THE WILD’’{3)Jack London’s tale of gold fever and adventure in Pe woes rh ARLE late ava tne 11:30 BUNNY OF THE YEAR PAGEANT (7)Don Adams hosts the eye-filling festivities as bunnies try to hop to the top place in beauty. FRIDAY 4-Movie: “Speedway” FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1977 Maverick 6:00 + 2-40-Star Trek : i 8:30 6-9-Wall Street Week 3-5-7-10-12-13-News 9:00 ~ 3 Files 6-Crockett’s Victory Garden 5-101 a 2-Movie: “Man on a Swing’ 9-An Answer to a Cry Pleo : x: ma 36-Movie: “Mr. . Go: An Essay in Sexism” 6:30 3s 1leNewe a 7-13-Starsky & Hutch : 0 a 6-Law of the ‘70s Visions 9-The Subject Really Doesn't interest Me ie cae 13-Merv Griffin Ri tps 7:00 2-Odd Couple F 200 cee 5o79 News 6-Agronsky at Large 7-13-News Closeup 10-Concentration 12-Space: 1999 10:30 36-Merv Griffin -FBI230. 6-Americana 44-Adam-12 44-Best of Groucho o o 7:30 2-1 Love Lucy 11:00 -'2-Liars Club w= sag 3-Sanford and Son 35-7-6-10-12-13-News 5-Evening Friday 4@-Love, American Style 6Consumer Survival Kit ‘tie Hartman, Mary Hartman aperiom S-Movie: “For Whom the Git Tdik" _. -10-$25,000 Pyramid 6 im AS 8:00 2-Movie: “The Organization’ TeAtevie: The Spy with My Face” 69.Washington Week in Review 36-Movie: ““To All My Friedds on Shory*, 7-13-Donny & Marie @-Love, American Style : ai oe wae eee ‘12:00 40-Movie:’ “Heller in Pink Tights”; sorte Magues © a "dé Night Gallery i . FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS 8:00 ASSAULT ON MT. EVEREST (Special) (10agnet (Nancy Sinatra) between races i trek to the Khumbu Icefall base camp in the a report on America’s criminal Himalayas. There the assault on the 29,028-foot lathe Gade A ote ie Ge Freer anit in cornest, but net betore.e major “clogged by overcrowding and racked by Problem arises:. the expedition’s. only European disparities.” The hour studies the system trom Sa arrest through imprisonment, 8:00 MOVIE: “SPEEDWAY™ (40) A stock-car Griver (Elvis , Presley), romances: en, Internal. beards. (@ min.) yrSSN ats and eh eh ie 92 GLAM RW 2s co et ey &.

Consumer Corner Tips on avoiding septic system problems By VIVIAN BROWN AP Newsfeatures In the fall one woman gets the pre-holiday jitters—her septic tank always goes berserk before she must do a lot of entertaining. She had assumed the installation of it was “a lemon” but now she is not so sure. Her big family may be™ careless. She may be on the right track. One Connecticut town sanitarian, Robert J. Jontos, has explained that seven gallons of water to flush a bug down the drain is ridiculous — but a lot of people do it. They are not only wasting water, he says: the conservation of water could add to the longevity of an on-site sewage disposal system where homes are served by private water supplies. Precautions are necessary to insure the continued operation of a subsurface sewage disposal system, he tells homeowners in Wilton, Conn., the town he serves. “Better than 98 per cent of domestic sewage is water,” he points out. The discharge of toxic materials such as paint thinners, excessive amounts of compounds — bacteriocidal and germicidal — and brine discharges from water softeners can adversely affect bacterial action’ in the tank, the percolation characteristics of the distribution fields or the quality of the ground water which is eventually recycled into wells, he says. . Most people know little about how their septic system works, he goes on. Different soils do provide different levels of filtration." Fine silty clay and hardpan soils provide the best filtration because liquids move through them slowly. Sandy soils allow water to move through them more rapidly and unless the depth is adequate, proper. filtration may not be achieved. There are many things that homemakers might do to insure the continued operation of a subsurface sewage disposal system and Jontos makes these observations: . water a day, a figure that could Bricks are not recommended, -Novade County Ragget — Friday, Seeumber 31, 1076 — Page 9 =i other be cut considerably by using Jontos says, because Be gl gird pee be water carefully. Don’t let it run crack the tank. aes il flushed into the system. It can unnecessarily while you brush Indications of septic system plug house sewer and disyour teeth, shave, shower or dysfunction include soggy areas tribution lines as well as the Clean bathroom fixtures. Autoon ground surface accompanied pump, if you have one. . matic dishwashers consume iby an odor like hydrogen sul—Toxic materials — paint about 25 gallons of water per . fide or rotten eggs. In any thinner, gasoline or any other cycle so they should be fully event it may be time to call the substance that will have a loaded before they are turned septic tank cleaning company harmful effect on bacterial ac90. at the first whiff. (A septic systion in the tank — should not be tem with a 1,000 to 1,250 gallon deposited in the system. —The natural bacteriological tank should be cleaned every —Make sure a water treataction of the tank will provide two or three years, in Jontos ment unit’s backflow discharge all the digestion that is needed opinion.) is not connected to your sewer $0 it is not necessary to use 4 septic system that is mainpipe. It may shorten the life of commercial additives in the tained properly should last for your system. system to improve its function. 39 years without difficulty, he ’ ints out, but all systems are —The septic system may be Water may be conserved by POlM!S oul, : extended by conserving water placing a plastic bottle filled ages nie nig and 7 whenever possible. Homes may with water in the toilet tank. bi time. inevi consume about 400 gallons of Make sure it fits properly. get cond uld tant tite eed hteThe California Veterinary Medical Association is again issuing a warning to pet owners, especially dog owners, to be particularly careful this year in walnut growing areas. Moldy walnuts lying on the ground can poison your dog! In some cases this poison can be fatal. ; While there is some question as to whether it is the mold or the walnut that contains the toxin, dog owners living in walnut growing areas should be aware of the danger. Cases of walnut poisoding are seen during the wet months Walnuts can be deadly to your pets Symptoms consist of convulsions decomposed. The neurotoxin contained in the moldy walnut is not of itself fatal, but the convulsions produced will eventually involve some organs of the dog which he cannot do without. Prompt veterinary attention is essential. Fortunately, most that arrive at the hospital still alive, can be dogs ive " saved. Treatment 20-30 24-48 hours, or long enough for ‘the dog’s own body to detoxify and eliminate the poison. Successful treatment produces complete recovery with aftereffects. If your landscaping includes walnut trees, great care_ should be taken to clean up dropped walnuts before they » if are seen =. may be your ! maintained for “The dog you save THURSDAY, JANUARY 6, 1977 6:00 2-40-Star Trek rd 3%-Movie:

44-Maveri “Number One’’ ick 8:30 7-13-What’s Happening! 3-5-7-10-12-13-News 9:00 5-10-12-Hawali Five-O > pied 6-Visions 36-Movie: "Journey into Midnight” oe ow a alaaaal 44-Emergency One! :30 7-13-Tony Randall 6:30 3-5-10-12-News 255 36-News 6-Consumers’ Guide 200 2-40-News 9-Breaking Out of Silence 13-Merv Griffin 7:00 2-Odd Couple 4 3-Weeknight 5-6-7-9-News 10-Concentration 12-Music Hall America 4-FBI 44-Adam 12 7:30 2-1 Love Lucy se i 2-Movie: “Harvey” 3-Movie: ‘The Call of the Wild” 5-10-12-Waltons 69-Masterpiece Theatre 7-13-Welcome Back Kotter en ren =s ss 5 Q & 3-Best Sellers ‘“‘Once An Eagle’ 5-10-12-Barnaby Jones 7-13-Streets of San Francisco Showcase * '3.5.7-10-12-13-News 4@-Love, American Style 4-Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman 11:30 2. Johnny Carson $-10-12-Kojak *‘ sonal of the Y Pageant ear 13-Ironside : 12:00 2-News 40-Movie: ‘Apache Rifles ', 44-Night Gallery THURSDAY HIGHLIGHTS 8:00-MOVIE: “THE CALL OF THE WILD’’{3)Jack London’s tale of gold fever and adventure in Pe woes rh ARLE late ava tne 11:30 BUNNY OF THE YEAR PAGEANT (7)Don Adams hosts the eye-filling festivities as bunnies try to hop to the top place in beauty. FRIDAY 4-Movie: “Speedway” FRIDAY, JANUARY 7, 1977 Maverick 6:00 + 2-40-Star Trek : i 8:30 6-9-Wall Street Week 3-5-7-10-12-13-News 9:00 ~ 3 Files 6-Crockett’s Victory Garden 5-101 a 2-Movie: “Man on a Swing’ 9-An Answer to a Cry Pleo : x: ma 36-Movie: “Mr. . Go: An Essay in Sexism” 6:30 3s 1leNewe a 7-13-Starsky & Hutch : 0 a 6-Law of the ‘70s Visions 9-The Subject Really Doesn't interest Me ie cae 13-Merv Griffin Ri tps 7:00 2-Odd Couple F 200 cee 5o79 News 6-Agronsky at Large 7-13-News Closeup 10-Concentration 12-Space: 1999 10:30 36-Merv Griffin -FBI230. 6-Americana 44-Adam-12 44-Best of Groucho o o 7:30 2-1 Love Lucy 11:00 -'2-Liars Club w= sag 3-Sanford and Son 35-7-6-10-12-13-News 5-Evening Friday 4@-Love, American Style 6Consumer Survival Kit ‘tie Hartman, Mary Hartman aperiom S-Movie: “For Whom the Git Tdik" _. -10-$25,000 Pyramid 6 im AS 8:00 2-Movie: “The Organization’ TeAtevie: The Spy with My Face” 69.Washington Week in Review 36-Movie: ““To All My Friedds on Shory*, 7-13-Donny & Marie @-Love, American Style : ai oe wae eee ‘12:00 40-Movie:’ “Heller in Pink Tights”; sorte Magues © a "dé Night Gallery i . FRIDAY HIGHLIGHTS 8:00 ASSAULT ON MT. EVEREST (Special) (10agnet (Nancy Sinatra) between races i trek to the Khumbu Icefall base camp in the a report on America’s criminal Himalayas. There the assault on the 29,028-foot lathe Gade A ote ie Ge Freer anit in cornest, but net betore.e major “clogged by overcrowding and racked by Problem arises:. the expedition’s. only European disparities.” The hour studies the system trom Sa arrest through imprisonment, 8:00 MOVIE: “SPEEDWAY™ (40) A stock-car Griver (Elvis , Presley), romances: en, Internal.. beards. (@ min.) yrSSN ats and eh eh ie 92 GLAM RW 2s co et ey &.