Low Nitrogen Septic Systems

August 8 2017 the east hampton town board adopted legislation that will require all new home construction and new commercial development to use suffolk county s new low nitrogen waste systems.

Low nitrogen septic systems.

Septic systems also known as on site sewage systems oss are designed to reduce pollution by treating the solids pathogens organics and ammonium a form of nitrogen in human waste before it is discharged to the soil. There are approximately 420 000 septic systems in maryland. To make the cost of i a systems that remove nitrogen to protect water quality more affordable for homeowners suffolk county has devised the septic improvement program consisting of both a grant and low interest financing program as the next logical piece of the reclaim our water initiative. See more about the community septic management program and betterments in the guides linked below.

Of these 52 000 systems are located within the critical area land within 1 000 feet of tidal waters. The communities in turn provide low interest betterment loans to eligible homeowners with failed septic systems through their local boards of health. A conventional septic system does not remove much nitrogen instead delivering about 23 2 pounds of nitrogen per year to the groundwater. The norweco tnt is an innovative alternative treatment unit atu specifically designed for residential total nitrogen wastewater treatment.

The norweco tnt total nitrogen treatment system works to reduce the weight of solids in wastewater by up to 98 by reducing its bod. Please contact your local board of health for more information on betterment loans. In addition the town board adopted legislation to establish an incentive to existing property owners throughout town to replace their septic systems with low nitrogen systems by offering a rebate of up. A conventional septic system allows gravity not electricity to transport waste from its source to the septic system.

Submit a septic system upgrade rebate application pdf form to the town community preservation fund cpf department fill out schedule a and schedule d and provide documentation specifically page 1 and the signature page of applicant s most recent federal income tax return to be qualified as an eligible property owner in an eligible area. 252 000 properties still rely on low tech cesspools. Innovative passive systems a conventional system with drainfield. In real life conditions limited testing of these complex systems show their nitrogen reduction can be as low as 33 percent with frequent breakdowns.

Here s a look at the added costs of the advanced septic systems. Play a key role in nitrogen reduction in the systems by using.