Over the years, Koberlein Environmental Services has built a large fleet of septic pumping equipment that’s worth more than $1 million. But a smaller investment has yielded an outsized impact on operations: the 2017 purchase of a ScreencO Maxi Screen 400, which separates solid waste during land-application of septage.
The portable, gravity off-load system cost about $15,000, which is a relatively small price to pay for dramatically improved efficiency during peak land application times, says Chris Ravenscroft, owner and president of the company in Honesdale, Pennsylvania.
A key feature is the unit’s 19.5 square feet of screening area. Previous separators
