Septic Field Design in BC
Septic field design in BC has changed drastically over the years.
Since new regulations were imposed on the building and maintaining of our backyard wastewater treatment systems or Septic Systems, advances in the industry's technology and training have expanded by leaps and bounds. No longer can the average homeowner or contractor install or maintain a septic system without the oversight of an authorized person.
Nowadays, in order to obtain building permits in many jurisdictions of rural communities or municipalities outside of wastewater infrastructure, a design/plan from the Registered Waste Water Practitioner (ROWP) or authorized person needs to be implemented.
In British Columbia, a septic system design or other terms ( septic field design, septic tank design), can only be implemented by either a ROWP or engineer, in order to draw up such a design a thorough site evaluation including soil testing is the first order of business.
This soil testing can determine the suitability of the lot for a septic system or determine the type of septic system that can be implemented given data from the home size, lot size, setback restrictions, standing or running water nearby, restrictive layers such as bedrock, clay, silt or high water tables. There are many factors in determining the right septic field design in British Columbia. Gathering the valuable data from the soil logs and site assessment enables the practitioner to properly assess and design
