It’s All Uphill for an Arkansas Replacement System

When suitable soils eluded BBB Septic designer Piper Satterfield, pumping effluent to higher elevation was the only answer for a conventional replacement system

It’s All Uphill for an Arkansas Replacement System

On the Fayetteville, Arkansas, project, the team from BBB Septic encountered Enders soil, a clay that comes from shale or a combination of shale and sandstone. (Photos courtesy of BBB Septic)

The owner of a rental house had a failing onsite system, and untreated wastewater was flowing downhill toward a creek. But when a crew from BBB Septic of Bentonville, Arkansas, replaced the old tank, it was clear a new tank would not solve the problem because the drainfield was...

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