Infiltrator Chambers Used in Minnesota's First Wetland Cluster Treatment System
To preserve open space and protect the area's rural character, the Lake Elmo community looked for an alternative to connecting to the regional sewer.
To preserve open space and protect the area's rural character, the Lake Elmo community looked for an alternative to connecting to the regional sewer.
Poor soils and steep waterfront lots eliminated individual drainfields as a wastewater treatment option.
In order to meet environmental code, an expanding Illinois church required a septic system that would meet the local health department's needs.
Limited space and high water table create a challenge in the design of an advanced wastewater treatment system.
Lack of space and a sensitive area made drainfield choice critical.
A new treatment and disposal system solved a Canadian transportation center's woes.
A change in regulation required proper disposal of grey water in order to protect the sensitive environment.
New Mexico’s 3,000-acre Bluewater Lake State Park in the Zuni Mountains sits at an elevation of 7,550 feet with access to the1,200-acre Bluewater Lake. The park offers camping, boating, hiking, birding, horseback riding and fishing and features bathrooms, showers and a RV dump station. Two septic systems handling wastewater from the park were compromised and not operating properly and the leachfield was clogged due to high strength BOD and required replacement.
Residential septic system and drainfield near an impaired body of water and aquifer. Because the site is subject to high groundwater levels, the system was designed to demonstrate the effectiveness of installing a shallow bed drainfield in these conditions.
Vertical flow aerated wetland treatment system with infiltration chambers for treatment of spent glycol from deicing operations.