Lifetime Costs: The typical total cost for a new septic system over a 20 year period is $6,300 to $13,000 for trenches and mounds, or $13,500 to $32,000 for alternative treatment systems. For multi-household systems, typical trench or mound systems range from $18,500 to $25,000.
What genetic diseases are common among Amish and Mennonites? Amish and Mennonites exhibit certain rare diseases uncommon in other populations. These include Ellis-van Creveld syndrome (a type of dwarfism), glutaric aciduria, Crigler-Najjar syndrome, and maple syrup urine disease.
There are around 200,000 Amish, who live in more than 20 US states and Ontario, with the largest communities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and Indiana. They are a growing group -- it's thought that their population doubles every 20 years.t the age of 16 Amish children are given a great deal of freedom which they can use to experience the outside world. Some may even choose to 'live English', as it's known. This practice is called rumspringa, which means 'running around'.