I live in a rural area and lots of people still have septic tanks and wells and of course wood stoves. I sure don't understand saying that modern housing doesn't allow for older style heating as many new made homes will have a wood stove too.

I lived 10 years in a house with a well and septic tank and never did one thing to either in the way of maintenance. While I have heard of troubles with septic tanks I think probably the exception rather then the rule and maybe from a small tank with a large family and having trees by it

I used to live on my farm and my sewage system was a pipe with holes in shallow trench that ran back to the woods about 100 yards away. Never had any problems. I had a well too

My house now is on a sewage system but for years had a septic tank but because I am on the Chesapeake Bay they make us hook into the sewage system and charge me for it too. I wish I was able to still use the septic tank.
I get my water out of a shallow well. Has an electric pump but I ccould run it off a gasoline motor with out much trouble. Would like to get a hand pump but probably not worth the effert for me.
Have a wood stove too

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