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We had a house with a well.. There was an electric pump. If the power went out, so did water from the well. Is there back up power in these cases? While I can't speak to your location, are there any county plans afoot where if your well/septic fail, you would have to connect to county sewer/water? That also happened to a house where my folks lived. About $15-20k for either.. county connection or replace septic.

If you do have the septic inspected, and its NOT up to code, it would be up to you or the seller to work out the $$.. but I would bet in some places, its up to the seller to ensure code prior to sale.