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In Florida and much of the Gulf Coast though...

Check out this map of population density: https://vividmaps.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/metropolita...

All those dense spots in Florida and along the Gulf are also more likely than most US urban areas to use septic tanks. That's a lot of brackish poop, clogged toilets, and environmental contamination coming in the next few decades.

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Given the high water table in Florida, only people living in the countryside have septic tanks. None on the coast would have a septic tank

Hahaha, spoken like someone who hasn't lived in Florida.

Miami-Dade is full of septic tank. I think the state has about ~3M of them total. No one thought about the coastal water table when installing them, and I honestly don't know if they do even now.

See: https://www.gainesville.com/story/sports/columns/dooley/2019...

Situation is similar across the whole Gulf Coast. You really shouldn't assume any of this was rationally planned.

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