MAINTENANCE by Ted Doucette OUT OF SIGHT. Are Underground Wastewater Problems Lurking at Your Property? re there maintenance issues that are being ignored because they are buried and are not seen every day? Sewers were ground breaking marvels designed by past sanitary and civil engineers that have served us for more than a century and prevent us from asking the question, where does OUT OF MIND? the water go when we flush? But when a condominium is connected to a septic system, do the condominium associations and property managers overlook maintenance issues that are under the ground, and when neglected, may have costly consequences? Septic systems could involve expensive replacement costs if left unmaintained and not inspected. While municipal sewers are maintenance-free, at a cost, for property owners, many condominiums are connected to a private subsurface disposal system. Assuming that the water discharges to an underground tank and is A 22 CONDO MEDIA • DECEMBER 2010