Treated water from the SludgeHammerTM treatment system, provided by NextGen Septic, LLC, is discharged subsurface into the ground using an NSF 40-approved system consisting of several 12-inch- diameter pipes. These pipes disperse the treated water evenly into the sand bed below. Infiltrator Water Technologies currently markets these sub-surface pipes.

Advantages

1. Can be installed in sloping ground – Site evaluation shows slopes between 7 – 15 degrees; the proposed system can be installed in any of these areas.

2. Weathered rock is 21 – 34” deep; the proposed treatment system can be installed with a minimum of 6 inches of soil below the distribution pipes.

3. The proposed treated water dispersal system offers a soil drain field reduction of at least 40% compared to conventional soil drain fields and

4. The proposed treatment system offers a significantly better level of wastewater treatment and can be scaled up for communities, buildings, etc.

Comparison with Conventional Methods of Water Dispersal

The main advantages of the proposed treatment system compared to the conventional septic tank and soil drain field design are as follows:

• more efficient

• longer lasting

• more quickly installed.

• less costly

• better suited for complex sites

• smaller in area (40% less than conventional septic fields)

• disperses wastewater more evenly than pipe and stone.

• distributes cleaner water, allowing a smaller system footprint than conventional drain fields.

• more environmentally friendly