Replacing A Cottage Septic System

A small lot and numerous obstacles create challenges to an effective onsite upgrade on Georgia’s Blackshear Lake.
Replacing A Cottage Septic System
An IHI compact excavator just fit into this space for removing soil at the home on Blackshear Lake in Georgia. Near the bucket is the home’s old septic tank, which was retained as part of the new treatment system. A pipe from it now runs toward the left rear of the picture where an additional tank was installed beside the house. (Photos courtesy of Debbie Coarsey)

When Matt Vinson was brought in to design a new system at Blackshear Lake in Georgia, the job requirements were clear although the system’s history was not. “The health inspector had been there with a contractor, and they couldn’t find the old drainfield. It could have been under...

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