ACTS: ACTION IN COMMUNITY THROUGH SERVICE September 2021 Charity ACTS fosters hope, provides relief, and promotes self-sufficiency for our Prince William area neighbors in crisis. We are committed to creating a community where no one goes without or suffers alone. Check out the programs and crisis services we offer, our […]
When heavy rains occur, the soil in your surrounding tends to absorb a lot of this water. The main advantage of this is that it prevents your home from flooding. For houses with installed septic tanks, the drain field will likely do this job and absorb the water. The drain […]
The earth around your home collects a lot of moisture during heavy rains. The good news is that this will help avoid flooding in your home. During a storm however, as the rainwater goes into your septic tank it can get flooded. If the soil in the drain field becomes […]
About An Open Book An Open Book was founded in 2010 by former children’s booksellers Dara La Porte and Heidi Powell. After years of hosting author events for and recommending books to young neighborhood customers, they continued to struggle with the fact that the vast majority of local students were […]
Are you aware that during heavy rains, the ground around your home absorbs a lot of moisture, which helps prevent your home from flooding? This can also cause your septic tank to flood. The main function of a drain field is to provide an area for the sewage to filter […]
A heavy rain causes the ground around your home to take in a lot of moisture. The good thing is that this aids in preventing your home from flooding. However, if you have a septic tank, during heavy storm you may have to face septic tank flooding. The main function […]
The question posed by the heading above is relatively easy to answer. The short version is that the waste has to go somewhere, but that’s not complete. The longer answer is that municipal sewage systems only radiate out from town so far, and if you live farther out than it’s […]
When a septic tank gets flooded, many people assume that it will fix by itself. Is it true? Will a flooded Broad Run VA septic tank fix itself? Read on to understand the signs of a water-logged septic tank and what you can do about it. Signs of a Water-logged […]
Fairfax County is one of the wealthiest in the nation, yet over 60,000 people live below the poverty line: requests for food and rental assistance, and help in paying utilities, are in the thousands. Serving over 2,000 people a year, FACETS aims to rapidly re-house those who have lost their […]
We get this question, or some variant of it, quite often, especially from people who have recently purchased a home and have little experience not being tied to a municipal sewage system. It’s also an incredibly important question, because unlike people who are tied to the city’s sewage system, you’re […]
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