A very good description of one such mound is contained in this link:

http://ag.arizona.edu/pubs/farm/az1010.pdf

Please contact us if you want any more information.

One of the regular reoccuring messages that we receive is "How close can I site a Sewage Treatment Tank to my house".

If you examine the building regulations in England closely, it seems that the minimum distance that you need is 7m.  The only real answer can come from your building regulations department at your local council.  It seems to vary dependant on the particular officer and his interpretation of the regulations.  Biotank Ltd. would not recommend that a tank is sited closer than 7m to any existing structure.  It can be a problem. 

When siting a Biotank you need to pay attention to several aspects.  Firstly you need to decide where you are going with the water from the treatment tank.  Is it going out to a ditch or to a soakaway?  If it is going to a ditch then that is your starting point regarding depth of pipes and ultimately the treatment tank itself.  You need to have a minimum of 1 in 150 fall on the outlet pipe from the tank to the ditch.  You can get away with 1 in 200 if you go up to a 6" perforated pipe.  From the tank to the house you must have a fall of at least 1 in 80.  Preferably 1 in 60, to ensure that you do not get blockages.  These figures are the real determinant of where you sewage treatment tank will go.  Much in the same manner as siting a septic tank. It is important to do the leg work first before you decide where your tank is going.  If you are going to put in a soakaway then you need to have done a percolation test.  This is the only way that you will really know if your spare water is going to disappear.

There you go,  it is quite simple if you really put your mind to it.  Give us a call if you need more advice

Biotank Ltd. have just secured two orders to supply our Biotank Washdown Treatment Tanks too two Golf Courses on the South Coast of England. (A 45 hole course and an 18 hole course)

The Washdown Treatment tanks will be used to treat waste water from pressure washing equipment at the Golf Clubs.  The water is recycled through a Biotank Biological digester and reused.

The European Groundwater regulations 1998 are starting to affect all golf clubs, amenity sites and commercial yards where pressure washers are used to clean equipment.  The water is collected on a concrete pad and passed through the Biotank treatment system.  Clean water coming from the Biotank is pumped back to a storage tank.  The water is then filtered and pressurised using a DAB Aquajet pump for re-use.

Finally we have managed to change our phone numbers.  Not only that but we have moved to a virtual phone system and number using VoIP  (Voice over Internet Protocol).  For anyone that is interested we now have a virtual phone and fax number that is delivered across broadband Internet.

Our new phone number is 01277 889333

Please check out our providers http://www.gradwell.com for more information.  They provide a first class service and the system if very well priced.

It now means that we can have our phone calls delivered anywhere in the country so long as we have a broadband connection that we can connect too.  

Well folks, it has started...  The usual New Year phone calls about failed septic tank soakaways...

"We seem to have a boggy patch at the end of the garden, it appears at this time of year, what can we do about it"

Every year we get the same phone calls.  More often than not it is caused by the holiday period overloading the septic tank and the soakaway not being able to cope with the large throughput of water. 

The solution is not simple.  It can range from a new soakaway having to be installed to a complete new system, including sewage treatment tank, to solve the problem.

We have also produced our "Bacterial Treatment Programme" in order to help.  This is a bacterial treatment designed to assist septic tanks digest materials in a more efficient way.  The bacteria in our products are designed to digest all sorts of sewage and products that get put down the system.

Sign up for our Free guide to looking after your septic tank to get a great discount on this programme.

Oh the Joy of Septic Tanks.