ALTAMONT FOREST SUBDIVISION
PARIS MTN - GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC

On-Site Repair System

SITUATION & CHALLENGES:

This 23 home subdivision was built in the 1960's on Paris Mountain in Greenville, SC. Having steep terrain and limited soil cover, each home was equipped with a septic tank whose overflow was collected and piped to a small package treatment plant that then discharged into a pristine mountain stream. The plant failed after several years of postponed maintenance. SCDHEC issued an Administrative Order for compliance and Caliber Engineering was retained to evaluate feasible options to solve the problem.

OPTIONS:

An Engineering Analysis of on-site and off-site options included:

• Individual lot On-Site Wastewater Systems (OSWS) with Advantex pretreatment, UV disinfection, and surface drip irrigation.

• New communal wastewater treatment plant and multi-zone surface irrigation.

• Clustered lot systems with Advantex pretreatment, UV disinfection and surface drip irrigation.

• Pump station and force main to nearest gravity sewer approximately four miles away.

• Individual lot OSWS with Advantex pretreatment, with disinfection, and subsurface drip irrigation.

RESULTS:

Project is awaiting funding.