The ClearPod team have been busy working with septic system installers and designers in Ontario, Canada on a range of residential projects. Some of these have recently provided some great case study material for enhanced septic system performance:
– A homeowner in Jerseyville, Ontario was having a problem with the performance of their septic system. Bed remediation was required and was completed before the ClearPod unit was installed. The complete installation of the ClearPod unit was accompanied with bed flushing and construction of a large gravel footer trench to reduce solids in bed.
Minimal on-site disruption was required for the upgrading with ClearPod added to the existing septic system.
– In Brampton, Ontario the customer had a saturated or failing septic system bed which was noted in August of 2015. The system was in need of an upgrade or potential complete replacement solution. ClearPod was installed in December of the same year to assist in the treatment process and reduce solids leading to bed.
Based on the installation of the ClearPod unit the septic system has since returned to successful operation. The ClearPod unit was hard-pipe connected through the riser of the septic system.
Total Suspended Solids (TSS) measurments of water quality analysis from the system was carried out in 2016 and 2018 – the average TSS leaving the septic system is 19 mg/L. This equates to a 85 – 90% reduction of TSS in the wastewater stream before leaving the septic system.
– A cottage owner in Muskoka, Ontario had recently upgraded a boat house at the property and included a small bathroom. The on-site septic system was in need of additional treatment in order to approve the upgrades to the boat house. The township approved the installation of a ClearPod unit to assist in the treatment process and improve the quality of wastewater being discharged from the septic tank.
ClearPod technology is a robust, drop-in, fixed film aeration unit that takes about 1 hour to install. It decreases the organic loading to the leachfield by 85% but still allows solids to settle due to gentle aeration supplied to the fixed film. By converting the septic tank into a treatment system we remove the quantity of wastewater organic material clogging the leachfield. Improving septic system performance is the best step in reducing risk of a failing septic system.
ESSE Canada (https://www.essecanada.com/), our Ontario partners were contacted to retrofit a septic system. ESSE always emphasizes the importance of maintenance for existing septic systems and the homeowner wanted to ensure that his septic system continued to perform effectively as the system aged. The unit was purchased directly in Ontario from LMENT Water (https://lmentwater.com/products/the-clearpod-system).
