Do We Need Design Guidance for Mound Systems?

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Do We Need Design Guidance for Mound Systems?
Mounds provide excellent treatment when they are designed and installed properly. Shown here, onsite technicians from Florian & Sons Excavating rake rock over the pipes in a mound system. (Photo by Eric Hylden)

A reader submitted a question recently asking why there was not design guidance for mound systems loaded by gravity. The easy answer is that mound systems are designed to address specific soil and site problems, and a key aspect of their performance depends on pressure...

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