I have a friend who grew up in NC and inherited some land from his Grandma. He plans on moving back to NC and building a home on this property when he retires. He told me that when he was a kid his Grandma had her outhouse built out over the creek near her house. That was back in the days that most people (and scientists) believed that water purifies itself when it flowed a certain distance over gravel/rock/sand. They also believed that poisons (insecticides/fertilizer) would purify itself when it passed through the ground before it reached the ground water.

Last edited by victoro; 07/23/19.