Technical Septic System Options

In Minnesota there are different methods used to properly treat wastewater with an onsite system.

General Information

Systems for Small Lots and Poor Soils

Onsite System Options Overview

Alternative Sewage Treatment Systems

Installer Magazine News Articles
Reprinted with permission from Onsite Installer, COLE Publishing Inc.

• Right on Time - The importance of proper timer settings (February, 2005)
• An Installer's Best Friend - Understanding the biomat (January, 2005)
• Putting Pipe to Work - Proper pipe location (July, 2004)

Conventional Systems

Standard systems are the simplest way to effectively treat wastewater, but occasionally site characteristics such as lot size, soil type, site disturbance, flow and wastewater characteristics limit the options available.

Non-Conventional Systems

• Floodplain Areas
• Privies - Outhouses
• Holding Tanks (.pdf)
• Separation Technology (.pdf)

Advanced Treatment Systems

Pretreatment Units

• Aerobic Treatment Units (.pdf)
• Constructed Wetlands Factsheet (.pdf)
  • Grand Lake Wetland Magazine Article  (.pdf)
  • Constructed Wetland Magazine Article (.pdf)
• Peat Filters (.pdf)
  • Wastewater Treatment with Peat Magazine Article (.pdf)
• Recirculating Media Filters (.pdf)
  • Textile Filters (.pdf)
• Sand Filtering (.pdf)
  • Filter Wastewater with Sand Magazine article (.pdf)
  • Construction Guidelines (.pdf)

Final Soil Treatment and Distribution

• Drip Distribution (.pdf)