mrgood100 said:
I am just trying to figure out what the dilemma is. You have decent septic systems but now sewer is being offered but you don't know know if it will ultimately fail? Is this the question and if it does you will be totally without either sewer or septic? Please advise.:glasses: :glasses:
mrgood100, I suspect you are not only new to the Sosua area, but to the Dominican Republic. Those of us who live here know these sorts of things happen all the time. It is part of the "charm" of living in this country. Trying to analyze the matter in a rational way doesn't work.
If you go around the country you will see countless projects that began with great government fanfare, then were stopped after being partially constructed. Or like Eddy talked about, repave the road to Puerto Plata then tear it up to put in sewer pipes.
There is an expression that sums it up, Asi es la vida en la Republica Dominicana. The English translation is that's how life is in the Dominican Republic.
Welcome to the DR.
PS: Regarding your statement about being totally without sewer or septic, the condo I live in intends to maintain its septic system even after we connect to the sewer, and we certainly will not be the first to do that. But if that system fails, we want to be prepared to go back to our septic system as quickly and easily as possible.