SEWAGE
SYSTEM PLANNING AND TESTING
Don’t settle for an elevated sand mound bed, simply
because the SEO established a suitable site.
There are many design options in Pennsylvania.
We can help you to consider all conventional
and alternate system types as well as placement
options. Starting your project with a
consulting soil scientist could eliminate the need
to pay SEO and excavator fees twice.
DOWNLOAD OUR GRAPHIC OF
SEPTIC SYSTEM CHOICES IN PENNSYLVANIA !
We specialize in
creative placement and “shoe-horn fit” designs for
septic systems!
We do not give
up!
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Preliminary soil mapping, ahead
of your Sewage Enforcement Officer (SEO) visit |
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Official test pit documentation
with your SEO and/or DEP |
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Staking, locating, and plotting
each proposed absorption area (labeled stakes, laser
level & taping, GPS survey, permanent buried steel
at corners for future reference) |
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Percolation testing, if
required |
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Soil morphological assessment
reports for alternate system types such as drip
dispersal, and shallow limiting zone systems |
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Permeability testing,
hydrogeological studies for larger systems |
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Small Flow Treatment Facility
Permits (stream discharge) |
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One-Lot Residential SystemS
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New & Repair
Commercial Systems
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High BOD (biological oxygen demand)
such as food
establishments.
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Large flows, & multiple uses.
COMMUNITY SYSTEMS
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Decentralized wastewater treatment (off the
"big Pipe"
sewer) - Beneficial for regional groundwater
recharge.
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Subdivisions & Land Development:
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The Land
Development Train
PLANNING
MODULES:
Components 1 and 2 for
Subdivision and Land Development
Component 3s Small Flow
Treatment Facility
We “coach”
municipal officials to process your permit
application or planning module within regulatory
timeframes.
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