Septic System
'Forester Park'
Septic systems are a basic requirement for every home or commercial property residing outside of the city limits. Much of Michigan’s Thumb region consists of rural land, and accordingly, there is a great need for septic systems.
Each commercial property is unique in its septic needs. Some businesses may need grease separation, additional storage, or a pressurized system. A clear evaluation of the property, soils, permitting requirement, and loading are essential when designing a commercial septic system.
BMJ Engineers & Surveyors, Inc. has many years of experience designing commercial septic systems. Whether it’s the location of the system or specific septic needs that present design challenges, we are able to find efficient solutions for today’s standards and green practices.
Forester Park Sewer and Treatment 2010-11 – Forester Township
Sanilac County, MI
The series of septic/surge tanks are designed to accept a minimum of double the estimated daily amount of flow.
Forester Park is a Sanilac County owned and operated camping and recreational vehicle park located on Lake Huron in Forester Township approximately five miles north of Port Sanilac. It consists of 190 campsites and five camping cabins. Except for 16 rustic sites, the sites are served with water, electricity, two restrooms, and a dump station for recreational vehicles. It is believed that the original restroom/bath facility and related septic system were constructed in 1964 and the new restroom/bath facility and septic system were constructed in 1999.
The Series of septic/surge tanks are designed to accept a minimum
double the estimated daily amount of flow.
In 2010, the Sanilac County Parks Board decided to take action and asked BMJ to provide the design for an on-site wastewater collection and treatment system for 65 of the existing recreational vehicle sites that didn’t have previous sewer services.
The septic treatment tanks were designed to accept a single day flow of 3,250 gallons. Additional surge storage tanks were designed to hold double the daily amount. The septic pumping equipment consists of a duplex turbine system designed to provide high head at a low flow with cycling pumps operated by programmable controls. The absorption field was divided into six zones. Each zone is alternately dosed 47 gallons per minute for three minutes through a mechanical valve which rotates 60 degrees to the next zone every time the pump shuts off.
Construction, under BMJ’s supervision, began in early December of 2010. The entire system was in place, tested, and operational for the beginning of the camping season on May 1, 2011.