Above Ground Septic Tank Installation
Small portable polyethylene tanks are made in 250 and 350 gallon sizes and these are appropriate in some situations for temporary storage of sewage.
Above ground septic tank installation. A septic tank is typically a concrete or plastic tank buried below ground. And our inlet and air vent system. It safely collects and stores waste water from your bathroom toilet kitchen and laundry through pipes that run to the tank. An above ground septic system also known as a sand mound septic system is used for the on site treatment of sewage when site conditions are not suitable for installing a conventional septic system due to the increased risk of the system failing.
The work we do above ground makes septic tank installation and repairs look easy but the real magic happens below ground. Our above ground septic effluent tanks are an efficient waste storage device. Above ground septic tanks. An above ground septic system offers alternatives to challenging sites.
They are opaque and come in colors of black or gray. These holding tanks are designed to accept rubber couplers and clamps with recessed ports to accommodate various plumbing configurations. Sand filter systems can be constructed above or below ground. Effluent flows from the septic tank to a pump chamber.
A decentralized wastewater treatment system consisting of a septic tank and a trench or bed subsurface wastewater infiltration system. The first tank or chamber holds the solid waste while the second tank dosing chamber collects the liquid waste. Above ground septic tanks are available in sizes ranging from 250 gallons up to 440 gallons. You can also request extra fill points to suit.
The area around and above the chambers is filled with soil. As with the underground system the septic tank in a mound system is also buried underground.