3.2 Components of a residential septic installation: one-piece configuration – PACK option
3.3 Minimum distances to be maintained
The wastewater treatment system must be installed in a place:
• Where there is no motorized vehicle traffic;
• In an area that is not likely to be flooded and where it will not be submerged (depending on the situation, a drain
may be required around the septic tank to prevent installation of the septic tank in ground water).
• That is accessible at all times for maintenance, inspection and emptying;
• That complies with the distances in the following table:
Table 6 Minimum distances to be maintained in accordance with Premier Tech Aqua specifications
Polyethylene Ecoflo
®
Coco Filter
Bottom of a talus, surplus backfill (A)
Vehicle or object weighting more than 500 lb (C)
Finished landscaping vs base of Ecoflo lid (E)
Seasonal High Groundwater Table (SHGT) vs. base of Ecoflo unit (Fp)
(See Figure 3)
2.8, 3.4, 4.1 Unit max 2’ (60 cm) from the bottom of
the unit
5.7 and 7.3 do not install in saturated soil
Distances may be higher to comply with local regulation
Ecoflo
®
Coco Filter with
PACK option combining
primary tank
PACK option combining
primary tank
View of an Ecoflo
®
Coco Filter – PACK option
treatment system (with pump)
View of an Ecoflo
®
Coco Filter – PACK option
treatment system (gravity discharge)