Are failing septic systems and straight pipes considered to be a problem in North Carolina ?
Yes. The 1990 census data shows that nearly 50,000 households in North Carolina did not have public sewer or individual septic systems. Door-to-door surveys conducted by the WaDE program have revealed 22 percent of homes surveyed had a septic system violation of one or more of the following; straight pipes and no septic system, septic system with straight pipes, failing septic system, unpermitted pit privy (out house), septic system too close to a well or broken plumbing. In each case, wastewater violations stand the risk of endangering public health or adversely impacting the environment.
