{"id":175495,"date":"2025-03-10T09:53:32","date_gmt":"2025-03-10T13:53:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/?page_id=175495"},"modified":"2025-06-24T08:25:31","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T12:25:31","slug":"septic-system","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/mrcpontiac.qc.ca\/en\/residents\/environment\/septic-system\/","title":{"rendered":"Septic System"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"175495\" class=\"elementor elementor-175495 elementor-175232\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b4b3055 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"5b4b3055\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-346f825b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"346f825b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4bde15f6 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4bde15f6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Septic Systems<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0734931 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0734931\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8b75448 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8b75448\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bf344a6 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"bf344a6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cfde65 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1cfde65\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-04455d4 dekoline elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"04455d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Regulations<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d805e0 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d805e0\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d1c7a59 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"d1c7a59\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-563fc93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"563fc93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>All owners of a septic system in Quebec are required to maintain their system and replace faulty parts as needed. Full-time residents <u>must<\/u> empty their tanks every two (2) years and seasonal residents are required to empty their tanks every four (4) years.<\/p><p>See the Quebec government\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.legisquebec.gouv.qc.ca\/en\/document\/cr\/Q-2,%20r.%2022\">Regulation respecting waste water disposal systems for isolated dwellings<\/a> and the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.environnement.gouv.qc.ca\/eau\/eaux-usees\/residences_isolees\/Guide-bonnes-pratiques-proprio-dispositifs.pdf\">Good Practices Guide<\/a> (French only).<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f36e99b elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-absolute elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f36e99b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_position&quot;:&quot;absolute&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">.<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1ceaa8d elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1ceaa8d\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a596e49 elementor-hidden-mobile e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a596e49\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Septic Systems Regulations All owners of a septic system in Quebec are required to maintain their system and replace faulty parts as needed. Full-time residents must empty their tanks every two (2) years and seasonal residents are required to empty their tanks every four (4) years. 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