Problem: Waterfront homeowners in Cheboygen County, Michigan, had their septic tank collapse and needed to install a new system to service both the family home and a small cottage on the property.
Solution: SludgeHammer initially proposed an advanced treatment system and subsurface drip field new system that would fit in the space between the buildings. County regulators objected because a geothermal system was already occupying that space. Instead, the county waived the required 100-foot setback from the lake so the drip field could be installed on the lake side of the house. The county approved the SludgeHammer technology because it moved
