We lived south of small town on an acreage with wells & septic systems. The town had city water piped in & septic too. About 20 years ago, the federal government came in and made the city get rid of all septic and all sewage went to open pits. We’d drive by there on the way home and the smell on a hot, humid day would just linger in the air. Couple years later, the Missouri River floods destroyed the pit & they had to rebuild.
Do they still have the open pit sewage?
That sounds like it would be unsanitary and a place to breed disease