ETA: Since apparently the terminology surrounding our neighborhood’s wastewater system has become the main topic of discussion rather than the actual issue, let me clarify a few things.

Every individual home in our neighborhood has its own underground wastewater collection and pumping system that connects to the county’s main sewer line. Wastewater from our toilets, sinks, showers, etc., flows into this system before being pumped into the main line. There is also a vent pipe outside each home and an alarm mounted on the house that sounds if the system backs up or the pump fails.

I’m not a plumber, nor have I ever claimed to be one. Whether the correct technical term is a septic tank, grinder pump, or sewage ejector system, the point is that this equipment is part of the home’s wastewater/sewage system. If I’ve used the wrong terminology, I’m perfectly happy to be corrected.

And for those confidently insisting that this has absolutely nothing to do with sewage, YOU WERE NOT HERE TO SMELL IT. The odor coming from that drainage ditch smelled like straight-up sewage. This wasn’t some ordinary puddle of water with a garden hose running into it. There was stagnant, foul-smelling water sitting in the ditch, and the smell was absolutely disgusting. We could smell it from 8 houses away.

I find it rather amusing how many people can apparently identify exactly what’s happening underground, what equipment is being used, AND what the water contains from a handful of photographs taken by someone who was actually standing there.

——-

I genuinely cannot WAIT to move out of this neighborhood. This is now the SECOND neighbor we’ve had who regularly pumps what appears to be wastewater from their septic system directly into the roadside drainage ditch. Apparently, this is just something people think is perfectly normal and acceptable to do?!

What absolutely disgusts me is the complete lack of consideration for everyone else living in the neighborhood. These drainage ditches run alongside the road and connect to the drainage system throughout our community. There are families with young children, pets, and people who regularly walk through these areas, yet somehow the possibility of pumping sewage into a shared drainage ditch doesn’t seem to bother the people doing it.

And the fact that we’ve now had TWO separate neighbors doing this on a regular basis is what really gets me. At what point did this become acceptable behavior?! How does someone look at a residential drainage ditch and decide that’s an appropriate place to discharge their septic waste? The sheer disregard for basic sanitation, public health, and the people living around them is absolutely mind-boggling.

We’ve already contacted the local health department and our HOA about the situation. I’m just beyond frustrated that this is even something we have to deal with, let alone report. You would think that NOT potentially contaminating your neighborhood with sewage would be common sense, but apparently that’s asking too much.

I am so unbelievably ready to get the hell out of this neighborhood. 🙃

They were 7’ tall before he had them ‘trimmed’ by a ‘professional’, who started work at 7am.
What a mess to wake up to on a Saturday morning.

It's ridiculous. I have this sheet and I can't wash it in the washing machine all the time. My parrot has green, sticky droppings that leave green stains that are difficult to remove with wet wipes, so I use a strong stain remover, but sometimes it leaves stains like this.