01-02-2010, 05:51 AM
Cesspools should have been banned many years ago.At some point the EPA is going to step in and ban them and require their removal.The EPA has already done this with large capacity and ganged cesspools.
My concern with ATU's in Hawaii is that people are not going to do the required yearly upkeep and maintenance.The people here can't even haul their trash to the transfer stations.Can we trust them do costly yearly inspection and maintenance ?
http://www.inspectapedia.com/septic/AerobicFailures.htm
A failed ATU is just about as bad as a cesspool.
Something new on the market is Enviro-septic leach field pipe.
http://www.presbyenvironmental.com/#1
I have a system that utilizes this pipe at my summer cabin in Ohio.It was approved for use on a lake.I have a 1500 gal solid tank that overflows the liquid into a second 1500 gal tank.This affluent is then pumped uphill to the leach field by a float activated lift pump.A second float switch is connected to an alarm in case the pump fails.
My concern with ATU's in Hawaii is that people are not going to do the required yearly upkeep and maintenance.The people here can't even haul their trash to the transfer stations.Can we trust them do costly yearly inspection and maintenance ?
http://www.inspectapedia.com/septic/AerobicFailures.htm
A failed ATU is just about as bad as a cesspool.
Something new on the market is Enviro-septic leach field pipe.
http://www.presbyenvironmental.com/#1
I have a system that utilizes this pipe at my summer cabin in Ohio.It was approved for use on a lake.I have a 1500 gal solid tank that overflows the liquid into a second 1500 gal tank.This affluent is then pumped uphill to the leach field by a float activated lift pump.A second float switch is connected to an alarm in case the pump fails.