When WCI visited Park House Farm, we found that the septic tank was surcharging because the existing drainage field could not function given the heavy clay soils. To make matters worse, there was no watercourse near the house. And if that wasn’t enough, a rainwater...
To say that the existing septic tank was located in an inaccessible back garden would be an understatement. Both houses were located high up on ground above garages which fronted the only available access road. With the rear garden sloping heavily down to the houses...
WCI was engaged to support the design and construction of a full-serviced guest house in the trees. Faced with seasonal flows and the need for a completely silent system with minimum visual impact, it was back to basics and WCI sought to confirm there was sufficient...
The solution was to install a small pumping station underground in close proximity to the garage and a pumped rising main running the short distance from the station to the septic tank. The electricity supply for the pump and high level alarm was drawn from a...
Whereas the existing installation was to a drainage field, porosity tests highlighted a lack of porosity in the clayey soils. There was a seasonally dry ditch on site which, after discussions with the local Environment Agency Officer, became the new discharge point. A...
