Located on Vancouver Island, BC, Canada.
Temperate climate
Context
Excessive collection system infiltration caused the failure of disposal fields in this remote mobile home community. The Solar Aquatics System was designed to utilize the existing network of septic tanks and pump stations to provide the solution.
This facility was featured on CBC’s Healthy Homes. Click here to view the episode.
Project Data
Construction completed:
June 1996
System Type:
Septic tank effluent
Detention time:
28 - 48 hours
Size of facility:
210 m2 (2260 ft2)
Discharge Objectives: (1996)
BOD: 45 mg/L
TSS: 60 mg/L
Discharge Objectives (1998)
BOD: 10 mg/L
TSS: 10 mg/L
Service area:
46 homes
Collection system:
Gravity and pumped
Average daily flow:
38 m3/day (10,000 gpd)
Expanded daily flow:
52 m3/day (13,800 gpd)
Conservation measures:
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Low flush toilets
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Low flow showerheads
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Sink aerators
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Disposal / reuse:
Ground disposal
Resource recovery products:
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Aquatic pond plants
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Ornamental plants
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Compost fertilizer
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Garden bedding plants
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Ornamental fish & snails
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Hydroponic herbs & flowers
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Special features:
Integrated bioponics
Funding source:
Private
O&M cost:
C$14,000 / year
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