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has anyone heard or used harold nagato for their septic system? his company, environmental waste management systems, inc. has a product that is approved by the epa and doh. it needs to be pumped every 2-3 years. supposedly the systems cost $25-30k.
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Yah his company was the HNL paper last summer - I thought what a perfect idea for the low spots in Kapoho. I didnt get much further than that because DOH wants aerobic and for whatever reason isnt really considering this system better.
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They (Nagatos) don't have a good web page yet, but it sounds like one of the septics would cost 12,000$ or better. No real hint of how they work, but it looks sucessfull!
Where an aerator can be had for around 1,000$ and use an existing septic tank. Kapoho shouldn't have any cesspools!
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I am with you 110% gtill!
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And this Nagata system seems to be able to treat the effluent water from a septic to a point of secondary, ok I guess for landscape watering, how about fruit trees? Not having a leachfield would be a major benefit on my side (volcano). I'd like to drill a 20' deepx3" hole as an injection well for my effluent from a regular septic. The county however would never put up with this, but will let a cesspool rip a stone throw from the ocean! The same with houses here on NS Oahu, million dollar homes on the ocean, with cesspools, change over is only necessary when sold!
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Right, but I belive the word is major, meaning public parks, ball fields, cafeterias etc, both public and private!
However except for time of sale I haven't heard of any requirments forcing near ocean dwellings or any private homes to convert!
I would like to know how much maintenance is needed with the Nagato unit, and does it incorporate UV lights to achive the effluent purity?
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"Major" is not the correct term -- the right term is "large-capacity" cesspools and you can be affected by the "large-capacity" cellpool conversion rules anytime there is more than one house connected to a single cesspool (these are also known as "gang cesspools"). So its not just the places like ballfields, parks, etc being affected.
As for conversion of existing near-ocean cesspools at single-family homes, you are correct in that it is not currently mandated by law to convert. New construction in near-ocean areas has already had the rules changed, and no new cesspools are allowed in those areas. And most places with any ocean-connection (such as many of the tidepools on private property in Vacationland) are required to go to a higher standard on new construction -- an aerobic septic system.
It ain't perfect, but its a step in the right direction.
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mahalo a nui everyone! the reasons i was asking is because i kept that article from the honolulu advertiser and couldn't find a website or listing in the yellow or white pages online. the article said that the system was between 25-30k. if it has gone down to app. 12k, that would be better. the article also said that the EPA and DOH approved nagato's system.
malia paha o lohe aku
perhaps they will hear
"a great many people think they are thinking when they are merely rearranging their prejudices."
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