Aerobic Treatment System Pumping

Selecting an aerobic system size.

Aerobic treatment system pumping.

Aerobic treatment units atus use many of the same processes as a municipal sewage plant but on a smaller scale. Failure to properly maintain a system may even lead to the entire unit failing. An aerobic system injects oxygen into the treatment tank. In addition to the blower most systems have an effluent.

Aerobic treatment units are available in a range of sizes including those able to treat 500 600 750 1 000 and 1 500 gallons per day. A 4 chamber aerobic treatment system works like a mini sewage treatment plant. Hence your aerobic septic system is made up of a greater number of parts than a conventional system including electrical components and extra tanks. As mentioned aerobic septic systems differ from conventional systems because the aerobic treatment process requires air to be injected and circulated inside the treatment tank.

Like septic tank systems aerobic systems break down the waste they accumulate. The additional oxygen increases natural bacterial activity within the system that then provides additional treatment for nutrients in the effluent. More maintenance is required for aerobic septic tanks in the long run if the system if neglected treatment quality drops. Aerobic systems come at a much higher price than anaerobic septic systems costing two or three times more.

Unlike septic tank systems aerobic systems only need a small amount of space to work properly. High head submersible effluent pumps are used to pump treated effluent or wastewater from an aerobic treatment system to a spray irrigation or sprinkler system drip irrigation system mound system or any other high pressure secondary treatment system. Aerobic septic system cons. Chlorination may be added for systems that discharge to the surface.

They are highly effective but costly to build and maintain. Because of their small size however you need to pump them more often.