| Current guidelines/standards
recommend that septic tanks should be pumped every 2-3
years. Why do you say that your design cycle is
12 years and you recommend a 7-10 clean-out cycle? |
| If the municipality
is responsible for maintaining my clarifier is there an
easement to get access to my tank/laterals? |
| What if my jurisdiction
does not have established easements? |
| My existing
septic tank is under my deck and my backyard is too small
for another tank. How are you going to install your
tank? Decommission the old one? |
| We have a high
water table. Will your tanks stay submerged? |
| Traditionally
municipal guidelines have the sewer systems in the middle
of the road. Do you require amendments to these guidelines?
If so, to what standard? |
| If the pipe
did clog, how would you find and remove the blockage? |
| How can a 3" pipe
carry the effluent for 300 homes? |
| If we expand
beyond the service area of the area under EA, are we limited
to using SBS™? |
| If you encounter
bedrock, isn't the cost of installing 3" pipe versus
historic pipe almost the same? |
| Does your
system limit wastewater treatment options? |
| If you build
a treatment plant to only perform secondary and tertiary
treatment, what do you do with the septage from the tank? |
| Does your
clarifier produce septage that is worse in any way than
standard septage? |
| We would prefer
not to deal with the sludge through periodic pumping. Is
it better to transport it daily via the historic system
or by a pressurized grinder/vacuum pump system?
While pressure sewers
do allow for both solids and liquid conveyance through a
small diameter sewer, the chief disadvantage is that it does
have a clarifier that provides on-site primary treatment
of wastewater. The SBS™ can be installed
at any situation that a pressure sewer might be recommended,
is less complex and passively lowers organic and suspended
solids constituents, offering further downstream treatment
advantages.
Mechanical collection systems such as
grinder/vacuum technologies are less reliable than gravity-based
systems. Sewage and other system solids are hard on
pump equipment and generally cause an earlier failure of
pumping equipment based upon wear and clogging. If you are
interested in a pressure sewer we urge you to contact Clearford
to learn more about its small diameter sewer. Clearford is confident that
the SBS™ is the most cost-effective wastewater infrastructure
on the market, and backs up its claim with performance, approval
and price protection for all of its clients. |
| Will your
sewer system meet our local standards for procurement and
maintenance? What if we don't have a standard? |
| Is your system
approved in Ontario? |
