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Installing A Peat Fiber Biofilter
South Gilboa, Schoharie County
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Engineer: Dan Thayne, Mt. Vision Engineering Contractor: Parkerworks Excavating Lester Parker and his crew: Scott and Matt Hubbard
Electrician: Tripp Electrical Services (Bradley Tripp)
Anua Representative: Bob Carpenter of Emmons Pump
CWC Staff: Leo LaBuda
NYC DEP Inspector: Ken Cox
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Septic rehabilitation project for 3-bedroom house: • Existing septic tank retained • Pump chamber installed • 3 Anua Puraflo peat modules installed on gravel bed
Bob Carpenter of Emmons Pump, Anua rep, with Leo LaBuda, CWC
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Typical Septic Tank
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Septic tank Laying line to pump chamber
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Digging line from pump chamber to modules
Measuring and laying pipe
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Hooking up the electrical box
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Installing sensors in pump chamber
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Putting the modules in series on gravel pad
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Effluent is distributed inside module, then filters through fibrous Irish peat to gravel and back into soil
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DEP inspection
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Covering lines with gravel, then fabric, before backfilling modules
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Clean water test
Out the other end
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Sampling port
Ready for fill
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Completed project, property restored