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This follows up on my ion exchange post from a couple weeks back.
The wastewater division at the state refused to let us put our IX backwash effluent into the septic system. He is concerned with the impact of the high nitrate and sodium water on the treatment efficiency and the potential for soil swelling. Basically, there's nothing we can do to get him on board with this.
So we are proposing to build our own little leachfield to dispose of the nitrate laden water, by microbial action and dilution. We are designing it exactly like a leachfield, except here's the catch. Since it's not sewage, it's permitting under the underground injection control rules. Essentially they are calling this a Class V well.
Anyone ever designed or permitted something like this? The design is going fairly smoothly and simply, but I haven't done this before and was wondering if anyone has any experince in this they'd like to share?
The wastewater division at the state refused to let us put our IX backwash effluent into the septic system. He is concerned with the impact of the high nitrate and sodium water on the treatment efficiency and the potential for soil swelling. Basically, there's nothing we can do to get him on board with this.
So we are proposing to build our own little leachfield to dispose of the nitrate laden water, by microbial action and dilution. We are designing it exactly like a leachfield, except here's the catch. Since it's not sewage, it's permitting under the underground injection control rules. Essentially they are calling this a Class V well.
Anyone ever designed or permitted something like this? The design is going fairly smoothly and simply, but I haven't done this before and was wondering if anyone has any experince in this they'd like to share?