Opening Clogged Arteries

When a Missouri installer dug into a lake home’s odorous septic system, he found oddly configured drainlines and 5-gallon buckets used for makeshift distribution boxes.
Opening Clogged Arteries
By opening the drainfield at one end, the crew from Envirotek Systems avoided extensive digging to repair a system at Table Rock Lake in Missouri. At left, notice where the new pressure lines enter existing 4-inch pipe. The gray material is 1/4-inch base rock, also known as buckshot, and is tailings left from cleaning other rock. These tailings are easily distributed with a shovel, provide good bedding for pipes and when packed are almost like concrete.

Jon Hancock, owner of Envirotek Systems in Kimberling City, Missouri, had a crew doing some repair work on a residential street at Missouri’s Table Rock Lake. A well serving several properties was located a few doors away, and Hancock introduced himself to a homeowner as he...

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