In addition to limited space for a new system and soil spoils, an extremely steep brick paver driveway made the use of heavy equipment risky and potentially damaging.
The Advanced Treatment Leachfield (ATL) system selected was the first installed in St. Joseph County. It enabled the system engineer to reduce the footprint required for the system based on the ability of the ATL to treat effluent to NSF-40 levels. The County had just approved the use of ATL and the system engineer, Stuart Meade, was certified on the use of the technology. St. Joseph County requires all individuals involved in the design, installation, and inspection to be certified by the manufacturer. To accomplish this, the County provided training meetings for sanitarians and the installer, Dervin Witmer, in conjunction with the project.
The ATL system included 280 linear feet of ATL pipe installed in a 9’ x 72’ bed. The installation was successful.
Without the system size reduction allowable by use of the ATL, there were no other approved options for the homeowners
