The last time I trusted a guy with a shovel, a wrench, and a septic tank (it was a foundation, actually, but whatever) it ended up costing more to fix what he fucked up than it would have to just hire an accredited professional

Yeah, boomers only needed a shovel, a wrench, and a septic tank, and boomers accidentally drank each others shit far too often because of it

Regulations are usually written in blood.

These exist to stop fly by night operators from leaking shit everywhere. Written in sewage, you could say.

The guy complaining about this is 100% the guy who would dump it in a creek to save money on disposal costs.