Many homes in the rural areas around the southwest Michigan city of Grand Rapids were built 30 to 50 years ago. This aligns well with the expected life of onsite treatment systems.
So Travis Gemmel, owner of Walnut Grove Excavating in nearby Clarksville, often encounters drainfields that appear to be failing. He finds that those fields can often be revitalized, much to the delight of property owners who then do not have to bear the substantial cost of a new field.Where the system’s condition and site conditions are favorable, Gemmel installs SludgeHammer treatment units. For example, if Gemmel and his field
