Entries Tagged Sara Heger

Proper bedding of system components is critical for level installations. In order for the backfill to serve as a solid base for...

Unless the site conditions require over-excavation, it should be avoided as natural soil typically provides the most stable base for system components....

Maintaining natural soil structure is critical when installing a soil treatment area for an onsite system. All excavation to the infiltrative surface...

Aerobic treatment units use biological processes to transform both dissolved and solid constituents into gases, cell mass and nondegradable material. Aerobic treatment...

Often your choice of equipment for installing an onsite system is predetermined by the equipment your company owns. It is important, however,...

Erosion control measures prevent erosion caused by runoff, which is water flowing over land surfaces that wears away soil and rock. Runoff...

Why? The surface should be maintained in as natural condition as possible because soils that are wet at the time of construction are...

The interaction among the factors discussed previously in the past articles on topography, color, texture, structure and consistance determines, in part, the...

For those of us who live in colder climates, winter is right around the corner. Both during construction and with existing systems...

Slope refers to the steepness of the topography. As the slope increases, the steepness increases. Slope calculations are necessary in order to...

Topography and landscape position are the first things seen when the site is visited. In the broadest sense, topography describes the physical...

Consistence describes how easy it is to deform or break up the soil. Consistence is used to determine if the soil contains...

Soil color is often used to determine seasonal high water table (SHWT) for system design. The soil treatment area bottom (or infiltrative...

As referenced in a previous article, most septic systems remove phosphorus by absorption and precipitation in the soil treatment system. Septic professionals and...