In His Care Children’s Center is a home daycare facility located in Garfield, AR. The facility received grant money for expansion to accommodate up to 16 children; this expansion required an upgrade to the existing septic system.
The key challenge of this project is the seasonal variation in wastewater flow and strength. In the summer, the terminal will see up to 50 people per day, while in the winter months there may be only 10 visitors per week. Keeping the mound functional and preventing freezing during the slow months, while having enough capacity for the high season was a challenge. Retaining the overall aesthetic of the site including the caretaker’s residence was also a challenge.
A shallow water table, less than 12,000 sf of space, and only a 50-foot setback to a small lakefront lot made squeezing in a primary and replacement drainfield tricky.
The small, outdated wastewater treatment system of a coal mine was unable to handle the daily flow created by the miners and office workers.
A waste recycling center needed to replace an inadequate and failing wastewater treatment system.
