Above Ground Septic Tank Installation

Sand filter systems can be constructed above or below ground.

Above ground septic tank installation.

In general above ground septic tanks also called holding tanks are wastewater storage tanks which sit above the ground. The area around and above the chambers is filled with soil. Effluent flows from the septic tank to a pump chamber. It safely collects and stores waste water from your bathroom toilet kitchen and laundry through pipes that run to the tank.

Above ground septic tanks are available in sizes ranging from 250 gallons up to 440 gallons. A septic tank is typically a concrete or plastic tank buried below ground. A decentralized wastewater treatment system consisting of a septic tank and a trench or bed subsurface wastewater infiltration system. Above ground septic tanks.

Small portable polyethylene tanks are made in 250 and 350 gallon sizes and these are appropriate in some situations for temporary storage of sewage. The work we do above ground makes septic tank installation and repairs look easy but the real magic happens below ground. The first tank or chamber holds the solid waste while the second tank dosing chamber collects the liquid waste. You can also request extra fill points to suit.

An above ground septic system offers alternatives to challenging sites. Depending on the design there may be two tanks or one tank with two chambers. And our inlet and air vent system. An above ground septic system also known as a sand mound septic system is used for the on site treatment of sewage when site conditions are not suitable for installing a conventional septic system due to the increased risk of the system failing.

Our above ground septic effluent tanks are an efficient waste storage device. They are opaque and come in colors of black or gray.