An RV manufacturer needed an approved onsite design before constructing a new factory in Middlebury, Indiana. The architect and engineering firm hired Stuart Meade, owner of Meade Septic Design in nearby Goshen for the project.Based on 250 employees, the state Department of Health estimated a design flow of 5,500 gpd. Meade’s challenge was to design a system that maximized the undisturbed 22-acre lot for storing chassis, finished RVs and supplies.The department allows a 33% reduction in the size of the drainfield if final effluent strength meets NSF 40 Standards. “I’m not a fan of reduction unless the proposed secondary treatment
