Price $18K
SOIL/SITE EVALUATION...0 - 13” Class III brown silty clay loam. No evidence of ground water.Less than 30% gravel. 13 - 66” Class III tan silty clay loam containing greater than 30% gravel. Ground water present at 56 inches. Site unsuitable for standard gravity septic system disposal.
Went through County Public Health to get approved design.
APPROVED DESIGN:
- Maximum daily discharge rate: 300 GPD (Q)
- A two-way cleanout placed within three feet of the house and every 50 feet between the house
and tank.
• A Buchanan 1500-gallon three-compartment septic tank. Tank must have a minimum 5’ setback
from the foundation and be level within 1". Tank should be bedded with a minimum of 4’’ of
washed sand. The tanks will be connected to the house with 3 or 4-inch SCH 40 PVC. The inlet
and outlet devices for the septic tank(s) shall consist of “T” branch fittings. The outlet “T” of the
2-compartment tank will protrude the effluent to a depth of 9 – 18 inches (tank bottom 36 inches
from bottom of outlet). There will not be a “T” branch fitting installed on the outlet of the pump
tank or pump chamber as the outlet will remain sealed and the supply line will exit the top of the
tank.
• Man hole inspection ports for the septic tank will be backfilled below finished grade and must
extend to within 12 inches of the finished surface grade not requiring additional safety measures.
• The tank excavation will be backfilled with soil or pea gravel that is free of rock larger than 1/2
inch in diameter. Class IV soils and gravel larger than 1/2 inch in diameter are not acceptable for
use as backfill material.
• There will be a minimum of 1/8 inch of fall per linear foot between the structure and septic tank.
• Approximately 138' of 2 inch supply line (SCH 40 PVC).
• The drain field will consist of 798 square feet consisting of 275 linear feet of lateral line. The
lateral lines shall be placed on 3’ centers.
PUMP TO BE USED:
• Liberty 280-Series
• This pump can push 40 gallons per minute @ 19 feet of total dynamic head to leach field
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