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Installing A Peat Fiber Biofilter

South Gilboa, Schoharie County

Engineer: Dan Thayne, Mt. Vision Engineering Contractor: Parkerworks Excavating Lester Parker and his crew: Scott and Matt Hubbard

Electrician: Tripp Electrical Services (Bradley Tripp)

Anua Representative: Bob Carpenter of Emmons Pump

CWC Staff: Leo LaBuda

NYC DEP Inspector: Ken Cox

Septic rehabilitation project for 3-bedroom house: • Existing septic tank retained • Pump chamber installed • 3 Anua Puraflo peat modules installed on gravel bed

Bob Carpenter of Emmons Pump, Anua rep, with Leo LaBuda, CWC

Typical Septic Tank

Septic tank Laying line to pump chamber

Digging line from pump chamber to modules

Measuring and laying pipe

Hooking up the electrical box

Installing sensors in pump chamber

Putting the modules in series on gravel pad

Effluent is distributed inside module, then filters through fibrous Irish peat to gravel and back into soil

DEP inspection

Covering lines with gravel, then fabric, before backfilling modules

Clean water test

Out the other end

Sampling port

Ready for fill

Completed project, property restored