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Geo Flow drip irrigation for leach field

Geo Flow drip irrigation for leach field

Geo Flow drip irrigation for leach field

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I am curious if any of you have any experience/thoughts on this drip technology for leach fields.  In my area we have quite a few ISDS systems that require pretreatment. After the effluent is treated we have to augment back into the ground, usually we use a standard absorption bed but now we seeing this drip technology used. It makes me a bit nervous, clogging issues, root issues, and most of all frost issues (we are at 9200ft in elevation).  The manufacturer (http://www.geoflow.com/) addresses all these issues but I would feel better to get feedback from some of you.
Thanks,

RE: Geo Flow drip irrigation for leach field

I did not look at the link.  I have done Perc testing in Colorado.  In our area, the Dawson Bedrock (Sandstone with some Claystone layers) can be near the surface, which requires an engineered system.  The county Health Dept has indicated that a drip system is acceptable in this situation, and that they have never had a drip system fail.

RE: Geo Flow drip irrigation for leach field

Alpine
I dont have experience with geoflow but have a lot with netafim. I have designed treatment facilities for schools and subdivisions using this and have not encountered any of the problems that you mentioned. I can not speak for cold weather since I am in the south.

RE: Geo Flow drip irrigation for leach field

First off, I am going to note that I am not a Professional Engineer.  I am a Design Draftsman, and I work directly under a P.E.  We do a lot of work in Central Alabama in the Blackland Prarie soils.  They have a very high clay content, and are just really bad soils.  We do a lot of drip irrigation and have had great success with geo-flow products.

Drip works well because you get even distribution over a larger area.  The gallons per day per foot are very low so the field has a much longer life.  It is receiving a small dose of treated wastewater (treatment is required for these systems in Alabama).  These are just my thoughts and like I said, I am not a Professional Engineer.  Maybe this can help someone though.

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