Managers of the development at Serenbe, Georgia, wanted to expand, but they were constrained by the size of the old shared onsite system.
Serenbe is a community built according to the styles of the new urbanism movement. Homes built on these principles follow the design ideas that prevailed before the use of automobiles became common: Houses are close, streets are narrow, shopping is nearby and buildings are spaced so people can walk to find what they need.Originally the community had a constructed wetland with subsurface drip irrigation to handle wastewater, says Matt Vinson of Sustainable Water, which consulted on the project.
