Your Septic System Specialists
Mound Systems are required in soils with either high water table or
A limiting layer in the soil stucture within 34" of the surface
Mounds are basically a single pass sand filter
They are constucted on the surface rather than in a trench
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Mounds tend to be more prone to failure than a Trench System do to less interface area
There are methods we incorporate into our systems that will help prevent this
I have never seen any local Installers use these methods
Matter of Fact a Lot of installers and even County Health Dept. Personel never knew the proper way to build a mound
That is why Waste Water Managment Commitee drafted drawings to put into the new rule effective 1-1-2011
And they added a lot of text. A lot of mounds were being installed too small because people didn't understand the basil area.
Our work has to meet a higher level than State or County minimum for us to offer a 5 year warranty
Sorry but we just don't do that level of work, with a 5 year warranty it would be suicide
Most Installers are just giving you State or County MINIMUM components and work
There are many differences between our Mound and the Typical Mound and
I will be happy to explain them to you (even have pictures!) when the time comes
As far as posting them on my website it is NOT my intention to educate my competition so I won't go into detail here
The two most critical components to a Successful system are
Proper Soil Identification and the Proper Design of a System for that Soil
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