Problem: What happens when there’s no room for a drainfield? You leave it out altogether. With a residential home in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, that’s what engineers did. The homeowners had a conventional septic system with a drainfield that dispersed into poor soils. When the drainfield failed and needed to be replaced, the lot was too small for a new one and sewer service was unavailable. Solution: Enter engineer Kevin Davidson of Agri-Waste Technology. He and the area’s Orenco sales manager had an idea. The homeowners could install an AdvanTex AX20-RT unit with UV disinfection. This would provide an extremely high level of wastewater treatment through
System Sized Right for Tight Residential Spaces
This case study of a residential home in North Carolina shows how an AdvanTex AX20-RT treatment unit from Orenco helped eliminate the need for a drainfield
Apr 09, 2026
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