On-Site Sewage Treatment - is necessary when you operate
outside the P.O.T.W. (Publicly Operated Treatment Works).
This means that you need to treat your own sewage. In order
to understand how to do this, one needs to understand how a septic system generally works.
There are only two types of Septic Systems - Conventional and
The Conventional Septic System:
This system has 3 Main Sections that are
installed and technically a 4th (the soil which cleans the effluent before it reaches the water table).
The First Section (1) is the Main Line,
which transports the sewage from the home to the Septic Tank.
The Second Section (2) is the Septic Tank:
The Septic Tank's job is to separate the solids
from the liquids. Once separated, the tank holds the solids for digestion and periodic removal.
Septic tanks are called "septic" because they work in an anaerobic state.
How this separation takes place: When the sewage enters the septic tank, it enters via the inlet or "front" baffle T.
The solids then either fall to the bottom or float on top while the
wastewater (septic effluent) enters the Outlet or "Rear" Baffle T.
The septic wastewater (effluent) then drains or flows into the Third Section (3) - the Field Lines
and Absorption Field. Conventional field lines are little more than a trench with gravel to allow the water to disperse
and be absorbed by the soil.
Field Line Problems - can develop due to the forming of an excessive bio-mat.
The bio-mat forms in the field lines where the anaerobic water makes contact with the aerobic soil.
The majority of field line problems occur due to the bio-mat
excess and the bio-mat's overgrowth can be easily prevented by adding Aerobic Treatment to your septic system.
See Septic Remediation as one possible solution.
Field Line Repair and Restoration Example with Photos
Most other Conventional Septic System problems can be
solved by professional servicing of the system.
For example, Septic Pump Package Specials can take care of this problem for you and get your system working