Septic Fields

Septic fields are incredibly important, used to filter effluent (waste water) from your property back into the ground after it’s all been collected into a septic tank. There are even numerous different types of septic fields to accommodate different types of properties – which is precisely why having comprehensively competent plumbing professionals, like ours at ROOT-A-WAY Drain Cleaning, on call, who know how to work with each different type of septic field, is so essential. 

Gravity Septic Field

Most residential septic fields today utilize basic gravity systems that rely on a series of trenches filled with gravel to filter out waste as it passes through. 

Pressure Distribution Septic Field

If the positioning of your septic tank does not allow for a standard gravity septic field, your property likely has a pressure distribution septic field. The two are very similar, except this type of septic field has a special pump to help manually direct waste through the trenches. 

Mound System

If your property has a high water table, it likely has a mound system. Essentially, it’s just a type of advanced pressure distribution septic field that uses an artificial aboveground septic field to collect waste instead so there is plenty of space for superior filtration. 

Aerobic Treatment Unit (ATU)

While all septic fields rely on different anaerobic bacteria species to help process solid waste, aerobic treatment units (ATUs) specialize in expediting the growth of these bacteria well beyond what is naturally achievable to effectively process sewage faster than other traditional septic fields. 

Cesspools/Cesspits

Though not quite so common anymore, many older properties that have not been updated still have cesspools/cesspits, which are nothing more than septic fields without any sort of official filtration efforts. Effluent simply leaks directly into the ground from a single holding chamber, making them ripe with risk. 

Drywell

Drywells, also called seepage pits, are very similar to cesspools/cesspits, with the exception of having additional layers of crushed stone added to help support faster absorption.

Holding Tank

If you operate a facility/property that utilizes temporary effluent storage, you likely have what are known as holding tanks, which are exactly what they sound like: tanks that temporarily hold onto your sewage until it can all be properly emptied out. 

Not sure what type of septic field your property has? We do! In fact, within just one visit we’re confident our team at ROOT-A-WAY Drain Cleaning can tell you anything you want to know about your septic fields, from what sort of set up you have, to what it likely needs and how you can optimize its efficiency. Simply reach out whenever you have any questions or concerns, and we’ll immediately start using our more than 40 years worth insight and experience to give you all the answers you’re looking for!

ROOT-A-WAY Drain Cleaning

Looking for the most comprehensive and convenient sewer, drain, and septic services provider in or around Genesee County to help your home or business be all that it can be? Congratulations, you’ve found us! ROOT-A-WAY Drain Cleaning has been successfully serving the vast, diverse sewage, drain, and septic demands of commercial, industrial, multi-family, and residential properties for well over 40 years. Our services are as fast and reliable as our technicians are friendly, and our prices are marked to compete. So please, don’t keep your pipes waiting – we certainly won’t! Reach out to ROOT-A-WAY Drain Cleaning today, and let us start strategizing ways to improve the efficiency of your property’s water and sewer lines, and enhance overall sanitation, right away! Call (810) 233-4376 or fill out the form in the sidebar to schedule service, today!