Biomat Evidence in a Pressure Distribution System. What Does It Mean?

While it’s beneficial and necessary in a gravity system, biomat signals trouble in your customer’s pressure-dosed field. Here’s what to look for.

I recently addressed biomat development and its importance in treating septic tank effluent. In gravity distribution systems, the biomat distributes effluent across the soil treatment area. Until the biomat is fully developed, treatment efficiency is reduced due to preferential...

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