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The short answer

A sewer connection sends wastewater to a municipal treatment plant for a monthly fee. A septic system treats it on your own property with no monthly bill, but you own the maintenance — pumping, inspections, and eventual repairs. Septic is common where municipal sewer lines don't reach.

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