By Anke Schulz (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #3) on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 1:36 pm: |
Hi everyone!
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By Ruth van Tilburg (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #478) on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 2:09 pm: |
Beerput does mean septic tank (not cesspool). All houses have them, as far as I know, both old & new. Our house was built in the 40's, and the system that was in use then is still what we use today.
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #818) on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 3:26 pm: |
Ruth is correct. We do not have a sewer on Bonaire yet.
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By Anke Schulz (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #4) on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 4:12 pm: |
Hi Ruth and Tish,
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #823) on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 4:24 pm: |
I am surprised to hear that any house on Bonaire has a cesspool. Homes here are supposed to have septic systems.
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By Linda Stoltzfus (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #779) on Monday, January 30, 2006 - 9:39 pm: |
Anke,
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By Ruth van Tilburg (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #479) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 9:05 am: |
If it is indeed a cesspool (which I still doubt), you can have a septic "tank" built/installed. I have no idea what this would cost. This still might be a translation error of your realtor. Have her take a pix of it.
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By Anke Schulz (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #5) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:18 pm: |
Hi all,
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #829) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 12:42 pm: |
ReMax is owned by an American. Ask to speak to Bob. He should be able to tell you what an American would call it.
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By Susan - BSDME (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #245) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 4:38 pm: |
Anke,
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By Kevin Wayne Williams (The Great Escape) (BonaireTalker - Post #50) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 7:32 pm: |
Most of the systems I see here are ones that an American would call a holding tank, not a cesspool or a septic tank.
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By Susan - BSDME (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #246) on Tuesday, January 31, 2006 - 10:12 pm: |
Kevin,
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By seb (Supreme BonaireTalker - Post #2561) on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 1:43 am: |
C'mon, I know we have some professional sanitation engineers on the board, step up the the plate!
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By wish I had gills (BonaireTalker - Post #43) on Wednesday, February 1, 2006 - 9:04 pm: |
I work for a garden business on Bonaire and get many questions about this issue. We have 2 systems here for household use and might indeed use wrong terminology. The old system, used at almost al the older houses and still the most common, is the dutch "beerput" which is a cesspool as kevin describes. So "It collects solids and liquids, and leaks the liquid out of holes in the sides of the tank."
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By Anke Schulz (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #6) on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 1:26 pm: |
Hi everyone,
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By Tish (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #871) on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 1:44 pm: |
Anke,
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By Ann Phelan (Extraordinary BonaireTalker - Post #2074) on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 3:47 pm: |
I have a septic pump installed by Capt. Don and Janet. I use the water from the third chamber to water my garden. What fun!!
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By Kevin Wayne Williams (The Great Escape) (BonaireTalker - Post #58) on Saturday, February 4, 2006 - 5:02 pm: |
You have to have a WEB connection if you are able to connect to the power grid, and have to pay WEB the minimum fee. You can produce your own power if you want, but windmills need permits and licenses that essentially aren't granted if you live in town. Once you get away from town it's much easier.
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By jenny redner (BonaireTalker - Post #18) on Monday, March 13, 2006 - 10:30 am: |
I lived in the florida keys with a septic tank & leeching field for a few years. I never had to get this pumped. As far as environmental concerns go, I lived right on a swimming canal, and there were never any problems about septic tanks polluting the water. In fact, I was informed by a professor at the college that it is impossible for the septic water to leech into the canal/sea water because the pressure of the large mass (sea water) is much greater than the leeching field. So if anything, you will have salt-water intrusion into your septic system. This is unlikely however, because of the elaborate network of the leeching pipes.
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By Kevin Vancina (New BonaireTalk Poster - Post #2) on Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 7:03 am: |
I am surprised to see that there are no aerobic treatment systems on the island. Aerobic systems are installed on site and actually treat the water to a clear odorless liquid. The treated effluent can be discharged through drip irrigation, to water gardens or lawns. I install and service these systems, and find them to be very dependable, and environmentally safe.
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By Jan Klos - ( Hamlet Bonaire #10) (Experienced BonaireTalker - Post #485) on Thursday, May 24, 2007 - 4:13 pm: |
Kevin,
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