More info on Septics

Call Countryside for free detailed septic information before you start building.

Standard Pipe and Gravel Drain Field

To determine what type of system can be installed a decision must be made to dig test holes and do the soil analysis for a standard or conventional type septic system. Some considerations are: Is there enough soil present in the drain field area; is there enough room for a drain field; is the ground level or is it sloped too much; is there too much rock in the drain field area and is there sufficient drop from where the house and tank will be located down to the drain field.

If a standard septic soil absorbtion system can not be installed then an Alternative or Aerobic type system can be designed. Aerobic systems do not require test holes to be dug. Call Countryside Construction for help with this information.

NOTE: TCEQ REGULATIONS STATE THAT: Owners shall not allow driveways, storage buildings, or other structures to be constructed over the treatment or disposal systems.

Land acceptable for surface application (aerobic spray) shall have a flat terrain (with less than or equal to 15% slope) and shall be covered with grass, evergreen shrubs, bushes, trees, or landscaped beds containing mixed vegatation. There shall be nothing in the surface application area within ten feet of the sprinkler, which would interfere with the uniform application of the effluent.

Unacceptable surface application areas. Land that is used for growing food, gardens, orchards, or crops that may be used for human consumption, as well as unseeded bare ground, shall not be used for surface application.

Countryside Construction,Inc.* 300 Chapman Pkwy* Canyon Lake * Tx* 78133 Phone: (888) 379-3721 Fax: (830) 899-6662 - Septic System, Designed and Installed Canyon Lake area