How does a Waterloo biofilter work?
The Waterloo Biofilter uses a patented, highly engineered foam filtration medium that is optimized to treat wastewater passively. The foam creates an environment where naturally occurring bacteria can thrive and remove contaminants found in wastewater.
What is a biofilter septic system?
The Biofilter® consists of a patented absorbent filter medium, contained in patented mesh baskets and sized accordingly to your daily waste use. The Biofilter® medium houses beneficial microbes that degrade and oxidize organic pollutants, coliform bacteria, ammonium, and other contaminants in septic tank effluent.
What is the most sustainable septic system?
Ecoflo biofilter
The Ecoflo biofilter is the most sustainable septic system available and the best way to protect your property and the environment for the future. This energy-free treatment system gently removes wastewater pollutants with a filter made of coconut husk fragments or a combination of coco and peat moss.
What is the most compact septic system?
CE5
The CE5 is Fuji Clean USA’s most compact one-tank treatment system, engineered to treat up to 500 gallons per day of domestic wastewater to NSF/ANSI 40 standards. No preceding septic tank is required.
What is better for the environment sewer or septic?
Septic tanks are more environmentally friendly and more cost-effective than sewage treatment plants—if they are maintained.
Are septic tanks bad for environment?
When properly sited and maintained on a routine basis, septic systems are an excellent waste management alternative. However, when not properly sited or maintained, they can cause contamination of surface and groundwater resources, which leads to public health and pollution problems.
What can I use instead of a septic tank?
Mound systems work well as alternatives to septic tanks when the soil around your home or building is too dense or too shallow or when the water table is too high. Although they are more expensive and require more maintenance than conventional systems, mound systems are a common alternative.
Why do Americans use septic tanks?
More than 21 million households in the United States use septic systems — not a public sewer — to trap and filter their toilet waste. The underground tanks are most common in rural areas, especially in New England and the Deep South. They are an often overlooked source of water pollution and disease transmission.
What’s better than a septic tank?
Plastic Chamber Leach Field Plastic chamber leach fields are great alternative septic systems for small lots and properties with high or variable groundwater tables. Plastic chambers in the shape of half pipes take the place of the gravel in the leach field and create a void for wastewater flow.
Does hair dissolve in a septic tank?
Hair contains proteins which the bacteria in your septic tank cannot break down. Human hair can take hundreds of years to break down. All the hair you flush down your toilet can get stuck in your drainage pipes, bind with other waste, and clog up your drainage pipes.