[Evans, Marv]

We've had our well & septic here since we moved into the house eleven years ago. I've had the spetic tank pumped once after four years after moving in. Haven't done it since. I have a can of some kind of septic treatment I use occasionally but is maybe five or more years old now. At the time I talked to the guy who pumped the tank out, he said it wasn't necessary to use an additive. The reason being poop is a quarter to a third bacteria & is sufficient to treat the tank environment. My neighbor across the road has used his septic system for almost thirty years and never had it pumped. As far as softening the water is concerned, we have a softener that has more capacity than we need & does a good job. We are accustomed to soft water and can feel any difference when we go some place else and definitely notice the water is more hard. I prefer to have softened water as a protection against scale build up in our pipes, valves, & water heaters.