Southern Water and Soil - Septic Experts

Southern Water and Soil is a licensed septic contractor and engineering company specializing in Performance Based Treatment Systems. If you have a lot that requires a septic system and you can’t fit the system on your lot, then have the septic experts at SWS take a look. We have designed and installed many performance based treatment systems or PBTS systems in Florida and would be happy to work on your system.

There are many types of septic systems to choose from. SWS will provide some septic systems that are available to you as a property owner or property manager.

Conventional Septic Tank System

Conventional septic tank systems are best suited where the water table is deep underground. The conventional septic system will provide primary treatment of the sewage. The sewage will leave the house and flow into a septic tank. The solids and liquids will separate in the septic tank. The solids will settle to the bottom and the liquids will carry through to the distribution box or header pipe of the drainfield system. The distribution header or distribution box will evenly distribute the effluent into the drainfield laterals.

Mound Septic Tank System

A mound septic tank system is best utilized when there are soil and water table limitations. Florida septic rules require separations from the seasonal high water table and soil layers that limit water percolation rates. Research completed at the University of South Florida lysimeter station discovered that unsaturated soil beneath the septic drainfield removed many chemical and biological constituents in the septic tank effluent. This discovery changed the septic tank rules here in Florida requiring mound and excavated septic tank systems where there are soil and water limitations.

Drip Irrigation Systems

In Florida, drip irrigation systems can be utilized after an aerobic treatment unit. A drip irrigation system reduces the size of your septic system due to several factors. The drip is a .5 inch tube that is installed into the native soil or into a excavated bed. The mere fact that the product takes less room there are also reductions in shoulder and mound system requirements.

Aerobic Treatment Unit Systems

An aerobic treatment unit is best used on small lots, near water bodies, and large septic systems. When there needs to be reduction of the septic tank system then an ATU system is the best septic tank alternative. These systems come with maintenance contracts and annual fees. However, the systems don’t require typical drain fields. The disposal method of the aerobic treatment unit is mainly drip irrigation or drip reuse. One can use a regular drainfield product such as PTI or Infiltrator Chambers too.

Performance Based Treatment Systems

Performance based treatment systems or PBTS units are used for drainfield size reductions, septic system modifications to achieve higher flow rates, to achieve a lot flow allowance, allow more septic tank flow, allow more bedrooms or larger home that would not otherwise be allowed by conventional septic tank systems.

If you are in the Tampa, Florida Area and you need septic tank system please give SWS a call! SWS serves Tampa, Lutz, Brandon, Plant City, Odessa, Riverview, Gibsonton, Zephyrhills, Land O Lakes, Valrico, Dade City, Wesley Chapel

Septic System Design and Engineering

Residential • Commercial

SWS is your single source solution for services, which means you get accountability from the beginning to the completion of your project.  We are able to combine the cost of the engineering, permitting, installation, and maintenance with our full circle of services.

Design and Engineering 

When an actual site engineering project is defined either by a concept plan, an architectural study or other means, SWS designs final site plan packages from the simplest single family home addition site plan to more complex, multi-tenanted major shopping center projects. The design of a new septic system or the repair of an existing system begins with the needs and wants of the client.

Southern Water and Soil, Inc., We strive to provide you with the education that you need and the options for you to choose the best septic system for your home, business, or community. We have designed and installed systems from 200 gallons to 100,000 gallons. A decision on your wastewater or septic system should not be taken lightly and shouldn’t be decided on just price. SWS provides reasonable designs that are highly functional. Here are some of the projects that we have worked on.