Subsurface bed system solves tight site challengesProblem: A two-bedroom home built in 1925 in La Porte, Indiana, failed the septic inspection during a property transfer. The existing system included a saturated dry well and a septic tank that needed to be abandoned. A soil report was conducted and showed a 0.5 gallon-per-square-foot loading rate; a future system required 402 square feet in order to meet Indiana State Department of Health requirements, but the available space was limited to the point where it looked like a holding tank would be the only option. Setback constraints included the well, the to-be-abandoned dry
