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WASTEWATER SOLUTIONS FROMORENCO SYSTEMS@ , INC . <br /> C(e <br /> A�,D <br /> An Affordable Wastewater Collection and Treatment Solution for Municipalities and Communities <br /> • Municipal and <br /> Problem Amesville-a rural, low-income village in Ohio of fewer than 200 Community Market <br /> people-was discharging thousands of gallons of partially treated Project Overview <br /> sewage <br /> - - <br /> sewage into its watershed because of failing onsite systems. <br /> AMESVILLE, OHIO <br /> Solutio The village installed a hybrid gravity sewer and STEG collection <br /> system followed by three clusters of AdvanTex°Treatment <br /> Systems.This decentralized wastewater system-which was selected for its <br /> affordable capital and operating costs-is now meeting strict NPDES discharge <br /> requirements. <br /> Low-Cost Treatment System Meets Strict <br /> NPDES Limits <br /> The village of Amesville, Ohio, had a significant pollution problem. <br /> Nearly half its properties were served by questionable septic systems or <br /> failing aerobic treatment units. As a result, untreated or partially treated Design Parameters <br /> sewage was finding its way into the village's storm sewer system. Village • 184 people(2000 census) <br /> staff estimated that, on average, more than 17,000 gallons of untreated or • 71 residences <br /> under-treated wastewater was discharged to the storm sewer every day. • 5 businesses <br /> A watershed group performed water quality testing on nearby Federal Permit Limits <br /> Creek, and three out of four . 120 mg/L TSS <br /> sampling points tested posi- . 12 mg/L NH3-NWinter(2 mg/L Summer) <br /> tive for fecal coliform. Effluent Quality* <br /> Although the need for new • Meets NPDES requirements <br /> wastewater infrastructure was Installation Date <br /> • November 2007 <br /> evident, the Village couldn't <br /> afford a conventional souFunding Sources <br /> ffd till - <br /> � • Ohio Water Development Authority <br /> tion. Half the residents had . Ohio Environment Infrastructure Grant <br /> low-to-moderate income, with • Ohio Department of Development(CDBG) <br /> x a median household income • Ohio Environmental Protection Agency Loan <br /> of$35,000. The village des- Fees <br /> py sought ht an affordable • $32.74/month <br /> _ <br /> solution. Primary Treatment <br /> • Several 1,500-5,000 gallon clustered septic <br /> Amesville is a small historic village in the Appalachian In August 2004, the village tanks(5.7-18.9 m)fitted with effluent filters <br /> foothills of Ohio.Photo courtesy of Gary Goosman. selected ADR&Associates Secondary Treatment <br /> (Newark, Ohio) to prepare a • 14 AX100s(three sites) <br /> soil and landscape analysis, preliminary engineering report, facility plan, Dispersal <br /> and management plan. • Surface discharge with NPDES permit <br /> Operation <br /> By January of 2005, soil analyses showed that most lots were unsuitable • One part-time operator <br /> for traditional septic systems. Consequently, ADR focused on village-wide <br /> collection and treatment solutions, rather than onsite upgrades. •Samples collected and analyzed by a third party <br /> Although several technologies were evaluated, three were reviewed in between 17 December 2008 and 30 June 2011. <br /> Orenco Systems®•800-348-9843•+1541-459-4449•www.orenco.com NCS-6 <br /> Rev.3©03/21 <br /> Page 1 of 2 <br />