Aero-Stream® Developed A Process To Restore Failing Septic Systems

The Technology

Perhaps you have noticed the large lagoons or ponds at municipal wastewater treatment plants. These lagoons are actually the aerobic treatment portion of the wastewater treatment process. These lagoons contain millions of gallons of wastewater. Within the lagoons are aeration devices that dissolve oxygen into the wastewater to promote aerobic digestion. Aero-Stream has adapted this same technology, but scaled down to fit into the standard septic tank that you currently have in your yard.

What Causes Septic System Problems?

Conventional septic systems work in an anaerobic or oxygen free environment, promoting the growth of a black, sludge-like layer called the biomat in the drainfield (drainfield is a generic term that refers to: gravity fed and pressurized drainfields, mounds, trenches, cesspools, seepage pits, drywells and lagoons).

Over time, the biomat seals the ground and sidewalls of the drainfield, preventing it from absorbing water discharged from the septic tank. This results in many symptoms of septic system failure, including ponding, foul smell, sluggish toilets and drains, tank overflows and system back-ups. (Read more about anaerobic bacteria….)

Biomat growing and clogging the drainfield in an anaerobic septic system

How Aero-Stream® Restores Septic Systems

Through research and development, Aero-Stream® patented an easily installed process that converts the anaerobic system to an aerobic or oxygen rich system. By introducing oxygen into the septic tank, aerobic bacteria thrive and consume 20-30 times more organic material than anaerobic bacteria.

The aerobic bacteria dramatically reduce the amount of nutrients in the septic tank effluent (discharged black water) the biomat requires to live and grow. As a result, the biomat begins to die. The biomat is further reduced in size by aerobic bacteria that leave the septic tank (along with the water containing high levels of dissolved oxygen) and feed upon it. (Read more about aerobic bacteria….)

Biomat dying and drainfield permeability restored in an aerobic septic system

Faced with starvation and hungry aerobic bacteria, the biomat shrinks in size until it completely disappears. The ground and sidewalls of the drainfield return to a permeable state and the aerobic septic system now functions as if it was just installed.

In most cases, the symptoms of failure are eliminated and the septic system is restored to working condition in a matter of weeks.

No excavation or landscaping repairs are required!