Disposal dilemma
Disposal dilemma
(OP)
Hi: An interesting problem. I am buying a rural 2 acre
with a 3bdrm 2ba house which inspection determined had a
irredeemable gravity septic system. it was determined that
a sand filtration system was the only alternative for the
seller. The State of N.C. oversees this project however only to the extent of paying an early visit to the site and
then approving the design plans of a civil engineer. There
is no follow-up inspection but a reliance on the certification of the engineer.
The system discharges chlorine-treated waster to an exit pipe on the surface to a DRY creek for runoff. You can
likely see the problem there is no runoff since the topography is flat and there is not ongoing flow. The
water even if it is helped by rain will dead end on the
property at the property line.
It seems to me (I am a city boy in the country) that I
am going to be looking at mucho stagnant water and mosquitos
in Summer (odor?) and ice problems in winter, (the pipe is
on the ground but does have a filter).
The state says that it doesn't like to issue these permits
and won't do it for new sites but does it in hardship cases.
The county whose jurisdiction it will fall into once certification takes place is reluctant to get into a conflict with the State.
Whats one to do?
Thanks for any help, appreciated much,
Hugh Giblin
with a 3bdrm 2ba house which inspection determined had a
irredeemable gravity septic system. it was determined that
a sand filtration system was the only alternative for the
seller. The State of N.C. oversees this project however only to the extent of paying an early visit to the site and
then approving the design plans of a civil engineer. There
is no follow-up inspection but a reliance on the certification of the engineer.
The system discharges chlorine-treated waster to an exit pipe on the surface to a DRY creek for runoff. You can
likely see the problem there is no runoff since the topography is flat and there is not ongoing flow. The
water even if it is helped by rain will dead end on the
property at the property line.
It seems to me (I am a city boy in the country) that I
am going to be looking at mucho stagnant water and mosquitos
in Summer (odor?) and ice problems in winter, (the pipe is
on the ground but does have a filter).
The state says that it doesn't like to issue these permits
and won't do it for new sites but does it in hardship cases.
The county whose jurisdiction it will fall into once certification takes place is reluctant to get into a conflict with the State.
Whats one to do?
Thanks for any help, appreciated much,
Hugh Giblin





RE: Disposal dilemma
Another option might be an evaporation system of some kind. I do not know if these have been applied to homes, but there are systems commonly used in industrial settings that take wastewater and evaporate the water with an electric or oil-fired heater, leaving a concentrated sludge if there are solids. One company that makes such systems is C-Tech Industries. Their website is www.c-techindustries.com.
A low tech solution might be to collect the effluent and put in a pump system to spray it for irrigation on your property. This technique is also in fairly widespread use in agriculture. You can use a conventional pump and sprinkler system operated on a timer or level control system from a small reservoir at the outlet of your filtration system. The volume of effluent will be low much of the time, so operating it for short periods would be necessary.
RE: Disposal dilemma