{"id":37,"date":"2008-03-17T12:33:00","date_gmt":"2008-03-17T12:33:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/blog\/faq\/how-close-can-a-proposed-house-addition-be-from-a-septic-system\/"},"modified":"2008-03-17T12:33:00","modified_gmt":"2008-03-17T12:33:00","slug":"how-close-can-a-proposed-house-addition-be-from-a-septic-system","status":"publish","type":"faq","link":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/faq\/how-close-can-a-proposed-house-addition-be-from-a-septic-system\/","title":{"rendered":"How close can a proposed house addition be from a septic system?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpFirst><SPAN><SPAN>&#8211;<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>A full foundation must be 10 feet from the septic tank and 20 feet from the leaching area.<\/P><br \/>\n<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpMiddle><SPAN><SPAN>&#8211;<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>A slab foundation such as a garage must be 10 feet from the septic tank and&nbsp;10 feet from the leaching area.<\/P><br \/>\n<P class=MsoListParagraphCxSpLast><SPAN><SPAN>&#8211;<SPAN>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; <\/SPAN><\/SPAN><\/SPAN>Concrete columns for a deck must be 5 feet from the leaching area and not disturb the septic system.<\/P><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A full foundation must be 10 feet from the septic tank and 20 feet from the leaching area. &#8211;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; A slab foundation such as a garage must be 10 feet from the septic tank &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/faq\/how-close-can-a-proposed-house-addition-be-from-a-septic-system\/\" aria-label=\"Read full article about How close can a proposed house addition be from a septic system?\">Read full article<span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"template":"","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs\/37"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/faqs"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/faq"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudbury.ma.us\/health\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=37"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}