Septic Sytem Design & Installations

Septic Tanks Will Affect the Amount of Water You Can Use Every Day

When you live in a home that is connected directly to a city sewer, you can pretty much use as much water as you want to.

While it's obviously not advisable to do it, you could leave a sink running all day long without facing a...

Connecting to City Sewer Line

Homes that are serviced with a private septic system may have the option or may get the opportunity in future, to connect up with city sewer lines that are constructed by the local municipality up to the property’s boundary line.

There are a number of reasons why m...

The commercial wastewater treatment system

Septic systems and other onsite wastewater treatment systems are common in single-family homes,  large-scale applications, such as at restaurants, apartment buildings, schools, commercial areas and residential subdivisions, not to mention wineries, prod...

Impact of Expanding Clay Soils on Septic System Performance

Septic systems in clay soils, especially expansive clays can bring certain challenges and headaches to any homeowner living with a backyard that consists of clay.

With expanding clays there can be many challenges with not only house f...

How Cold Temperatures Affect an Onsite Septic System

Temperature can influence the rate of flow and mixing within the septic tank, as well as the nitrification process, which together with pathogen removal, will be slower in colder climates. Consequently, sewage can take longer to break down an...

With our practice we often here; " The soils are great, no problem with drainage." Without proper testing, there is no way of determining what exactly is going down beneath the ground.

In this picture, there is rusting colouration which is a clear indicator of a high water table. Now if a conv...

Septic Tanks Will Need to Be Inspected Before Buying or Selling a Home

When you have a septic system attached to your home, you should take the time to have it inspected at least once every year. If nothing else, this will let you know what kind of condition your septic tank is in so that you ca...

Luxury Homes and Septic Systems:

For a luxury home average sewage flow per occupant is often higher than for an average home. Luxury
homes often include the following:
• Larger overall floor area with larger rooms than an average home.
• High quality, high cost materials than average.
• More wat...

The BC Zero Discharge Lagoon System

The BC zero discharge lagoon is a system unique to BC. The lagoon disperses effluent by infiltration into the
soil and by evaporation from the pond surface, similar in concept to an evapotranspiration absorption (ETA)
bed.
A BC zero discharge lagoon system con...