I'm trying to figure out where to put my wash water. My sugarhouse is on a septic system. I can either let wash go down the drain to the septic tank, or drain it outside. My land tilts downhill toward my pond, plus I have chickens and whatnot walking around eating things in the lawn. And ducks playing in puddles.
I currently output eveything except the starting rinse in a 200 gallon tank, which is filled in the process. When I do an acid wash AND a soap wash they seem to neutralize each other perfectly and I feel like I'm ok with either septic or the yard. Is this right?
Many days I just want to do a soap wash. Do I need to neutralize this before it goes down the drain?
Overall I'm really concerned about where these products get washed to, and whether I have to neutralize before I discard them. Like pan acid, which takes a monumenal amount of baking soda to neutralize, and even then I don't know where it's safe to put it.
Any guidelines here?