Oasis Clearwater

There are many different types of systems available, and the solution that is best for your property will depend on many factors including the location, soil type, how much room you have, how many people live on the property. Therefore it is best to have a site inspection from an expert to devise the best system for your property. Give us a call if you’d like to arrange an on-site inspection.

What types of systems are available?

•  Septic Systems

Commonly known as a septic tank and soakage trench or bed the traditional septic tank and soakage trench systems work well for free drainage subsoils, but have limitations in clay or poorly drained soils. A primary septic systems does not treat wastewater in any way, they simply work to reduce solids before discharging the liquid to the soakage trench.

• Aerated Treatment Systems 

An aerated treatment system pre-treats wastewater before discharging in a controlled manner to a land treatment area on-site. They are able to be used in less than ideal soil conditions and work to reduce harmful groundwater contamination. We can retrofit a system to improve its treatment of your wastewater before discharging to a land treatment area.

Still not quite sure? Oasis Clearwater offers free on-site assessments. We can help you choose the right system that best fits your land and lifestyle. Call us today on 0800 48 48 49 or send us an online enquiry.

Oasis Clearwater provides instruction manuals and will also undertake routine servicing checks. Where a treatment plant is part of your system, your District or Regional Council will require you to enter into a “service contract”. A service contract provides a minimum six monthly maintenance visit, cleaning any effluent filters and inspecting control systems. The contract will also provide a callout service for emergencies such as equipment failure or overload and will carry out a periodic check of effluent quality where required by the consent conditions. Your onsite wastewater system Loading Certificate will set out the design criteria and the limitations associated with use of the system. It includes:

• System capacity (number of persons and daily flow)
• Summary of design criteria
• The location of and use of the ‘reserve area’
• Use of water efficient fittings, fixtures, or appliances;
• Allowable variation from design flows (peak loading events)
• Consequences of changes in loading (due to varying wastewater characteristics)
• Consequences of overloading the system
• Consequences of under loading the system
• Operation, maintenance and performance monitoring