An 18,000 gpd legacy system served a K-12 public school in Brushton, New York. Wastewater from the school and bus garage flowed to a 12,000-gallon septic tank discharging to five 12-by-50-foot dry wells. The school needed the dry well space for a classroom addition
The school district hired an engineering firm to design the replacement system, but the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation rejected three different proposals. Then a health official suggested the district contact Eric Murdock of Onsite Engineering in Syracuse.
“Before beginning the design, I asked the official why he rejected the previous proposals,” Murdock says. “It was
