Septics Class

Almost every member and resident of Walker Creek attended Skagit County's Septic 101 Class. For most of us, this was old news since we have been committed to sustainable septic systems for years. But for me, this was all new information. Frankly, I had no idea. I learned about scum and sludge and effluent bubbling up into the fields and drainings downstream for the fishies and people. It was a simpler time . . . My class is conducting the toilet paper tests this next week: Which toilet paper will win?? The experiment: Take a piece of toilet paper and put it into a glass jar filled with water. Shake it up. Watch and see how it holds together. Apparently, you want it to hold together, not dissolve for septic systems which I find counter-intuitive. I'm afraid to ask why because I have a feeling the answer will entail a vision of human feces and toilet paper.