Brighton Michigan Septic Company

Septic systems are underground wastewater treatment frameworks, frequently used in rural areas without centralized drain systems. They make use of a mix of nature and tested technology to deal with wastewater from house pipes created by restrooms, cooking area drains, as well as washing.

A normal septic tank contains a septic tank and a drainfield, or dirt absorption field.

The sewage-disposal tank absorbs organic matter as well as separates floatable matter (e.g., oils and grease) as well as solids from the wastewater. Soil-based systems discharge the liquid (referred to as effluent) from the septic tank into a collection of perforated pipelines hidden in a leach field, chambers, or other special units made to slowly launch the effluent right into the dirt.

Alternate systems utilize pumps or gravity to assist septic system effluent drip through sand, raw material (e.g., peat as well as sawdust), built marshes, or other media to remove or counteract toxins like disease-causing pathogens, nitrogen, phosphorus, and other contaminants. Some alternative systems are designed to vaporize wastewater or disinfect it before it is released to the soil.

1. All water runs out of your house from one main drainage pipe into a septic tank.
2. The septic tank is a buried, water-tight container usually made of concrete, fiberglass, or polyethylene. Its job is to hold the wastewater long enough to allow solids to settle down to the bottom forming sludge, while the oil and grease floats to the top as scum.
   Compartments and a T-shaped outlet prevent the sludge and scum from leaving the tank and traveling into the drainfield area.
3. The liquid wastewater (effluent) then exits the tank into the drainfield.
4. The drainfield is a shallow, covered, excavation made in unsaturated soil. Pretreated wastewater is discharged through piping onto porous surfaces that allow wastewater to filter though the soil. The soil accepts, treats, and disperses wastewater as it percolates through the soil, ultimately discharging to groundwater.
   If the drainfield is overloaded with too much liquid, it can flood, causing sewage to flow to the ground surface or create backups in toilets and sinks.
5. Finally, the wastewater percolates into the soil, naturally removing harmful coliform bacteria, viruses and nutrients. Coliform bacteria is a group of bacteria predominantly inhabiting the intestines of humans or other warm-blooded animals. It is an indicator of human fecal contamination.