Advanced Treatment Systems Case Studies

Improving Wastewater Quality for an Ecologically and Culturally Sensitive Community on the Coast of Hawaii

A coastal retreat community located on the shores of Hawaii was looking to remove large capacity cesspools that serviced their vacation lodging facilities. The goal was to replace them with a technology that provided improved water quality in order to protect beaches and waterfront enjoyed by approximately 500,000 recreational users annually. The technology had to be mindful of sensitive ecological constraints and stringent regulations while protecting and maintaining ancient Hawaiian burials and cultural resources.

ATU System Installation Utilizes Frozen Minnesota Lake to Transport Materials and Technicians to Island Location

Farm Island sits in Farm Island Lake north of Minneapolis. Septic Check, Milaca, Minnesota was contracted to design and install a new onsite system for a 1,400-square foot year-round recreational dwelling. Most installation work in Minnesota stops during the winter, but Septic Check waited for winter to enable transporting project materials over the frozen lake to the island site.

Power Plant Replaces Dated Treatment System with Package Treatment Plant

A coal-burning power plant contracted Infiltrator to construct a steel extended aeration package plant to replace an existing older, undersized unit.

ECOPOD® Advanced Wastewater Treatment System Provides Alabama Town with Flexibility for Future Capacity Needs

The town of Geraldine, Alabama has a population of approximately 1,100 people and needed a wastewater treatment system that was easy to operate and that could be expanded to accommodate future population growth.

ECOPOD and Drip Disposal System to Equalize Varied Daily Flow Rates of Virginia High School

The treatment system for a rural high school consisted of (2) E450 ECOPOD units installed in poured in place concrete tanks.

ECOPOD System to Treat Mobile Park with Over 35 Homes

This system was designed to treat the domestic waste generated by mobile homes in a small rural Mississippi community.

ECOPOD System at Harmony School in Ontario Reduces Nitrogen Output

The septic system of this Canadian school was modified to meet stringent nitrogen effluent requirements.

ECOPOD Solves Waste Treatment Challenges for Rural Alabama Town

The town of Section, Alabama is in the northeast corner of the state and has a population of 770. Local septic systems did not meet current requirements and the town needed a 45,000 gallon per day wastewater treatment system to process the domestic waste produced by both residential and commercial entities.