Dig Deeper for Soil Treatment Restoration

When abandoning a septic system, it’s not enough to deal with the tank and distribution components

May 28, 2015 | by Jim Anderson, Ph.D., and David Gustafson, P.E. |

Soil Treatment Drainfield Media Septic Tanks Regulations Onsite Septic Systems

Dsc 5662 Web — Your state may have specific handling and storage requirements if the plan is to use or spread the excavated soil and sand on the site and lawn area. The installer is responsible for knowing these rules.

Properly abandoning the soil treatment area is vital to the success of a complete onsite system replacement.Often when an onsite system is replaced, the old soil treatment area is left intact. This is an acceptable practice recognized in most state and local codes. If there are inspection ports, or risers over drop or distribution boxes, these should be removed and disposed of. If effluent was surfacing over the area, it can be treated with hydrated lime and allowed to dry, with some topsoil added and vegetation reestablished. In all cases, the vegetative cover should be maintained over the area.Remember that

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