A large number of Australian homeowners have septic tanks on their property. While these units are busy working underground, homeowners may not realise that things can go wrong. However, unless these systems are well maintained they can go wrong, and go very wrong, quickly....

Many homes in the Northern Territory—not just those in rural areas—have an independent need to collect, treat and ultimately dispose of wastewater at the property. Septic tanks systems are the most common solution to this need for onsite sewage treatment. The septic tank is...