A septic system is a highly efficient, self contained, underground water treatment system. Systems are simple in design which makes them generally less expensive to install and maintain. By using the natural system to treat the water onsite, the septic system doesn't require installation of sewer lines, which makes them less disruptive to environment. Lakeland septic system consists of two main parts.

The two main parts of a septic system are a septic tank and a drain field. Septic tank is a water tight box that is made of either concrete or fibreglass and also provided with an inlet pipe and outlet pipe. Bad water from home flows to the septic tank through the sewer pipe. The tank then treat the waste water naturally by helping the solid and liquid separate. There will be normally three layers inside a tank. The first layer will be the solids which is lighter than water. The second layer is the partially clarified dirty water and the last layer contains solids which are heavier than water and this will gradually form into sludge. The first and the last layer will remain in the septic tank and the bacteria which are found in the bad water will break the solids down. By using the natural system to treat the waste water onsite, the septic system doesn't require installation of sewer lines, which makes them less disruptive to environment. The solids which are not able to break by the bacteria will remain in the tank until the tank is pumped. The clarified water or the second layer of septic will flow from the septic tank to the drain field or to a distribution device which helps to uniformly distribute the bad water in the drain field. The drain field usually consist of series of trenches or a bed lined with gravel or course sand and buried one to three feet below the ground surface. The perforated pipes run through the trenches to distribute the waste water. The drain field then treats the water by allowing it to slowly trickle from the pipes out into the gravel and down through the soil.

Lakeland septic advices home owners who want to take care of the septic systems not to flush or drain sanitary napkins, condoms, cigarette buts, paper towels, gauze bandages, hair combings, dental floss, disposable diaper etc in to the toilet. This type of items will destroy the biological digestion that takes place in the septic system and also can be a reason for pumps and pipe clogging.