I have lived in Southern Utah for 10 years now. Our soil out here is clay and sand. The septic system of the home we purchased was 20 years old and we had trouble with it from day 1. I had looked into having it dug up and replaced but the EPA rules and the cost were both prohibitive. An analysis of the situation by local plumbers was that our leach field was saturated and there was no remedy except to add an addition onto the existing line. Because of our remote location it was difficult to find anyone local with the equipment to perform the job. So our solution was to plumb all of the gray water out to water our trees and yard and nothing went into the septic system except excretion. We still had to have the tank pumped out every 18 months or so. Then last year it got worse. The pump-out only lasted about 8 months. Just as I was coming to the end of my rope I discovered the Aero-Stream, LLC website and after reading their informative essay about the process of septic systems I came to the conclusion that my leach-field was covered with a biomat. Since they had a money back guarantee for a year I decided to give it a try. It has been 6 months now and my system is working fine. All the signs point to full remediation. The true test will come in about 6 more months, the period when I would have had to have my tank pumped out again. I am eternally grateful for this product and would heartily recommend it to anyone who loves to live in the country.
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