Onsite wastewater treatment systems are designed to receive only a specified daily flow. When an OWTS is designed and installed, the site’s natural hydrology is altered. The site and soils go from receiving the typical annual precipitation, measured in inches, to receiving feet of effluent application in the soil treatment area.During the life of the OWTS, surface water is managed, as many systems are susceptible to significant impacts from water additions. Since our systems are expected to accept several hundred gallons of water per day, adding any additional water regardless of its source, will affect performance. This is true on
