What is an ossf system?
An OSSF is an On Site Sewage Facility, more commonly referred to as a septic system. It is how we dispose of the wastewater from a home or business on a site that is not served by a sewer system. It is also intended to only serve the building on the site and not others off site. This is an important distinction when planning for your facility because the ownership of the building/s, property, and system must all a single common entity.
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Austin, TX 78734
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SEPTIC System design and permitting
CONVENTIONAL septic SYSTEM
As the name suggests, conventional septic systems are basic septic systems. There are simplest type of septic system we install and require the least maintenance. They are also the system that requires the best soil conditions. Often people will call them standard, gravity or pipe and gravel systems. While the water is distributed through the field by gravity, it isn't necessary to have gravity to the field area to install a conventional system. We can pump to a gravity point although we do lose some of the simplicity of the system with addition of the pump. Often we will use leeching chambers for these systems to take advantage of benefits they provide.
LOW PRESSURE DOSED (LPD) SYSTEM
LPD systems are very similar to conventional septic systems in that they utilize native soils to treat the wastewater. The difference is that by evenly distributing the water throughout the entire field area they can be installed in sites with poorer soil conditions. These are relatively simple systems that do not require a maintenance contract, but because the wastewater is pumped through a network of pipes with small holes, proper maintenance and placement of the system is critical. Ignoring maintenance requirements of an LPD system will dramatically shorten the useful life of the system as will tree root intrusion.
DRIP IRRIGATION SYSTEM
With proper treatment, we can use drip irrigation as a means of dispersing wastewater. Because of the slow application rate that drip irrigation offers, they generally have the smallest setbacks and can be installed in the poorest site and soil conditions. Drip irrigation of wastewater can be seen as a suitable reuse of wastewater, but it is important to recognize that the water demands of landscape fluctuate while home water use it typically constant. The treatment and filtration required to run wastewater through drip emitters presents a significant amount of maintenance and monitoring.