Residential Onsite Wastewater Treatment

The most common onsite wastewater treatment system for rural homes consists of a septic tank and drainfield, with more than 25 percent of all American homes having such systems. The success of an onsite wastewater treatment system depends largely upon soil characteristics, as well as system design, installation and maintenance. This NebGuide will explain how to evaluate a site for a system and how to narrow the choices between different types of systems. It covers site evaluation, soil characteristics, detailed evaluation at the drainfield site, soil percolation test.