EditorialGravity Is the Game For Iowa Housing Project

Gravity Is the Game For Iowa Housing Project

The onsite system serving an Iowa subdivision was designed so most wastewater continues to flow downhill, eliminating pumps and mechanicals.
Gravity Is the Game For Iowa Housing Project
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Gravity Is the Game For Iowa Housing Project
A finished treatment field of Ecoflo biofilters. Lots holding the systems are jointly owned by landowners in the subdivision. These outlots were also custom-drawn for maximum usefulness. They provide sufficient grade to feed the biofilters by gravity, and there is enough room to install replacement systems should those ever be necessary.

The Iowa project was a new subdivision for year-round homes, and the task was to maximize the number of homes while not impacting a nearby creek and ultimately the major river it flows into. The team from MMS Consultants in Iowa City, Iowa, and Lynch’s Excavating in West Branch,...

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