PRODUCT   F.A.Q.

Q: What are the key differences between the S-400, S-600, S-800 and S-1000 treatment systems?

A: All the systems listed above contain all the same patented bioactive and filtering technologies, however, the numbers correlate to the number of wastewater Gallons Per Day (G.P.D.) of treatment they can provide.  Our Technology Team typically advises a rate of 120 G.P.D. per bedroom to ensure adequate servicing during high and low periods of use.

Q: What are the treatment mechanisms of the S-400, S-600, S-800 and S-1000 systems?

A: the NextGen treatment system is a proprietary blend of patented and existing sanitizing technology organized in such a way as to create a self-sustaining biological incubator that consumes the vast majority of waste being treated along with multiple redundant sterilizing and ultra-filtration technologies capable on converting raw waste into clean water. Potable water production is also possible with this system with the addition of some additional purification and tanks for water storage.

Q: What does a NextGen Retrofit system consist of and what was it designed for?

A: Retrofit Systems or the RT-500 system is simply added in-line to an existing functioning or non-functioning septic system.  By making use of an existing client’s operational or non-operational leach field, the leach field can be used to evacuate clean treated wastewater from our system.  As pure clean water is pumped through the older system it rapidly removes existing contaminants and any clogs that exist.  Many leach fields are exceeding the level of contaminants they are allowed by law.  By using a NextGen Retrofit System all contaminants will be removed permanently and avoid the considerable expense of unearthing and removing an existing legacy system.  If your existing system has been cited as exceeding allowable levels of contamination, a NextGen Retrofit system is the most permanent, cost effective and cleanest way to comply.

Q: What size drain-field is required for the clean water drainage of a NextGen System?

A: Clean water drainage from an S-400, S-600, S-800 and S-1000 system, or a NextGen Retrofit System, typically requires a drain-field only 60% the size of a traditional septic leach field, which in the case of our Retrofit System means in most cases an existing septic leach field is more than enough area for drainage.  It also means more of your own land is available for other uses.

Q: Does NextGen Septic make systems for various types of commercial uses?

A: A resounding YES!  The beauty of our modular design is we can size a system to fit just about any need.  For any business that needs onsite waste treatment, traditional treatment options invariably require onsite to offsite sludge removal, more square footage, more odor from leaking septic mounds, generally cost 50% to 60% more than our systems, and the list goes on.  Our systems are cleaner, smaller, comparatively inexpensive and only produce clean recyclable water, which can be repurposed for other uses.  There’s no need for the trucking of odiferous sludge to waste treatments facilities miles away and the excessive cost that incurs.

Q: What is a NextGen Direct Potable Reuse (D.P.R.) System?

A: Our D.P.R. System is a state-of-the-art potable water recovery system that is added to our existing wastewater treatment system to recover potable (drinkable) water.  The wastewater is cleaned and filtered to such a high degree of purity it meets and exceeds the EPA’s strictest guidelines for potable water recovery.  And our water tastes as good as any commercial bottled water because even though it requires a reverse osmosis procedure the specific minerals necessary for the best tasting water are left in which means our water is suitable for businesses needing a clean great tasting purified water such as breweries and food processors.

Q: Is the NextGen D.P.R. System available for single-family residences?

A: It is available for any size system no matter if they are a single residence, large businesses or large development Community Systems.

Q: What is the NextGen Community System?

A: The NextGen Community System is a revolution in de-centralized waste and water treatment for any size development from just a few houses to a 10,000-unit housing development.  We at NextGen believe it is truly the template for all decentralized waste treatment systems in the future.  Since our bio reactors, filtering and processing tanks are modular designs we merely duplicate our systems as many times as needed to meet the coverage demand.  By having many duplicate smaller parts pre-manufactured as opposed to having to manufacture large proprietary custom size parts from scratch it has the advantage of efficiency, small scale and cost over the excessive inefficiencies and high costs associated with large “one-off” proprietary legacy systems. We’ve seen savings of up to 50% below the cost of large traditional treatment systems because of our approach.

It must be highlighted as well that legacy treatment facilities end up wasting 90% of the water it uses to treat waste as opposed to our (Direct Potable Reuse) D.P.R. technology which is incorporated into our Community Systems that provide a whopping 90% clean water recovery rate!  The recovered water is then made available for drinking water and irrigation that would have been otherwise lost in the traditional legacy system.  An absolute home run for both the consumer and the environment!  When comparing a legacy system with its higher cost, pollution and its wasting of our limited supply of clean water, the choice is clear!  The NextGen Community System is your only answer!

Q: What is a typical NextGen Septic regulatory approval process like for a single or community system?

A: Presently, approvals for Community Systems are easily obtained because of our strict adherence to the highest E.P.A. standards for waste treatment possible.  However, there are some regulatory hurdles for our D.P.R. (Direct Potable Reuse) technology, as currently only Texas and California have approved by law, the recovery of potable water from treated wastewater.  We are hoping the other states will follow suit and codify into law the obvious reality that we are running out of fresh water here on Earth and needlessly wasting vast amounts of it, foolishly flushing it into the streams, rivers and oceans, is antithetical to common sense and progress.

Single residential system approvals on the other hand, are under more local regulatory control and we assist our clients in the procurement of necessary permits as the technology is new and unfamiliar to many State level regulators.  As far as the sequence necessary to planning and installing a single family NextGen system is concerned, it is handled in a similar manner as a traditional septic system.  Just as a septic design must have a State certified Civil Engineer to submit the plan for any system based on local regulations, our pre-engineered designs are given to a local Civil Engineer chosen by the customer and incorporated into an engineering plan that is submitted for approval and ultimately permitting. This permitting is typically required before any house plans are submitted for approval, as most States determine the allowable size of house based on a given Treatment System’s capacity to handle the number of bedrooms proposed and the size of a leach-field (or drain field for a NextGen system) that is available. Once the “septic” permit is obtained, house plans are submitted for approval and permitting, and the Contractor then creates the site conditions necessary for the installation of the treatment tank(s) and drain-field.

Q: When permitting single family NextGen systems how are NextGen Systems calculated differently than traditional Septic Systems?

A: Simply put, with a NextGen single-family system, you can build a much bigger house on the same size lot as a house with a traditional septic system.  Traditional septic systems restrict the size any given house is allowed to be built based on the amount of soil available to treat the contaminants in traditional leach-fields.  So, if the proposed square footage of the house, number of bedrooms and the required leach-field needed exceed the available lot size formulations that have been established in your area, it necessarily capitates the number of bedrooms and overall size of the house you are permitted to build.  NextGen systems, however, can service many more gallons per day than a traditional septic system.  And when you only drain clean water and not solid contaminants, much more water can be drained at a higher rate when only half the area needed for a leach-field is being used as a drain-field only.  This can effectively double or triple the size of house you could build, doubling or tripling your investment!

Q: Is there a NextGen System for hillside, rocky terrain or silty soil unable to percolate?  

A: Yes, Yes and Yes! Since virtually all our treatment occurs within contained tanks and require no soil treatment whatsoever, all the typical barriers to traditional septic systems are not an issue with a NextGen System.  There are massive areas all over the United States that are subject to hillside, rocky terrain or silty soil conditions and NextGen is slowly filling that need.