Septic system upgrade for Muskoka lake-side cottage

A cottage owner in Muskoka, Ontario had recently upgraded a boat house at the proerty and included a small bathroom. The on-site septic system was in need of additional treatment in order to approve the upgrades to the boat house. The township approved the installation of a ClearPod unit to assist in the treatment process and improve the quality of wastewater being discharged from the septic tank. 

There are many options for retrofitting, repairing or upgrading existing septic systems. Any upgrade solution can also have negative consequences e.g. be time consuming and / or change some of the essential functions of the existing septic tank such as settling solids.

ClearPod technology is a robust, drop-in, fixed film aeration unit that takes about 1 hour to install. It decreases the organic loading to the leachfield by 85% but still allows solids to settle due to gentle aeration supplied to the fixed film. By converting the septic tank into a treatment system we remove the quantity of wastewater organic material clogging the leachfield.

The ClearPod unit was hard-pipe installed, with minimal on-site disruption to the property. The system was installed in under 3 hours.

ESSE Canada (https://www.essecanada.com/), our Ontario partners were contracted to upgraded the performance of the existing septic system. The ClearPod unit was purchased directly in Ontario from LMENT Water (https://lmentwater.com/products/the-clearpod-system).