Better Treatment on a Barrier Island

Orenco Advantex is chosen for a commercial system replacement on environmentally sensitive Atlantic Beach in North Carolina

Apr 12, 2022 | by David Steinkraus |

Better Treatment on a Barrier Island — One of the AdvanTex AX-Max pods is set at Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. Because of space limitations, the treatment system is located across the street from the club with pipes carrying wastewater under the street. A second pod was set where the excavator sits. The 1,000-gallon tank in foreground settles any debris that might get into the pipes running between the pods and the septic tanks next to the club building. Pictured are Jon Meade, Green Engineering, left; Zach Conrad, Quality Septic, right rear; Matt Aaron, Quality Septic, right front; and Edward Faison, the owner of Quality Septic, in the Cat excavator. (Photos courtesy of AQWA Inc.)

Crew Setting 10000 Gallon Tank Coral Bay

There was nothing really wrong with the onsite system serving the Coral Bay Club in Atlantic Beach, North Carolina. It had grown as the club had grown, but wastewater disposal wasn’t working as well as it should, says Steve Barry, president of AQWA Inc., in Wilson, North Carolina. His company was a product vendor for the project and operates the system. At times the wastewater flow in the old system exceeded permit limits, and there was a high nutrient load on the soil. Like other places, North Carolina has had a nitrogen standard in place for some time, Barry explains, and

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