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Spring Hill staff brief board on BioClear decentralized sewer standards, propose city ownership and strict soil testing
Summary
City staff presented detailed draft standards for decentralized sewer systems centered on the BioClear (AquaPoint) treatment approach, recommending city ownership, strict soil testing by Tennessee-licensed soil scientists, reserve fields equal to 50% of primary area, O&M by licensed operators, and an MOU process for developer-built systems.
City staff delivered an extended work-session briefing on decentralized sewer options and proposed standards on Dec. 1, recommending adoption of the BioClear system (manufactured by AquaPoint) as the town's preferred decentralized treatment technology and proposing the city hold operating permits and ownership of the facilities.
Mr. Allen, the staff presenter, described BioClear as a compact, modular treatment system that treats up to about 20,000 gallons per day in a single unit and disperses treated effluent through subsurface drip fields. "We are primarily talking about the BioClear treatment system," Mr. Allen said,…
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