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Environmental Public Health Home > New Technologies > Approved Technologies Approved Technologies

This page was last updated on December 15, 2008 and contains information on technologies that have been approved (or denied).

Information is grouped under four technology categories: "Components," "Soil Absorption Fields," "Secondary Treatment Units," "Pretreatment Devices," and "Drain."

Each listing includes the following:

  • Manufacturer information (listed alphabetically by manufacturer's name);
  • The name of the technology;
  • Its status ("Approved, General," "Approved, Conditional," or "Request Denied");
  • Date of approval or denial;
  • Description of the technology;
  • Brief comments regarding the approval or denial; and
  • A link to the standards (if the technology is approved) that are the basis for plan review, construction approvals, training, design and installation, and inspection and maintenance (when applicable).

Components

Fluid Dynamic Siphons, Inc.
P.O. Box 88219
Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2019

Web site: http://www.siphons.com/

Technology: Siphons
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Automatic dosing siphons for small flood dose systems, typically used in place of a pump on sites where electricity is not available.

Zoeller Company
3649 Cane Run Rd
Louisville, KY 40211-1961

Mr. Adrian France
Phone: (502) 778-2731
Fax: (502) 774-3624
Email: adrianf@zoeller.com
Web site: http://www.zoeller.com/

Technology: Tru-Flow Splitter
Status: Approved, General
Date: 5/22/2006
Description: D-box of molded polypropylene with two parts: housing (basin/cover) and diverter. Bubble level allows for post installation adjustments to equalize flow to five lines.
Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface gravity trench systems only; must be installed according to Zoeller installation requirements.
Link to Standards Standards 

Soil Absorption Fields

Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
3300 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 21307
Columbus, OH 43221

Mr. Dick Bachelder
Phone: (800) 821-6710
Web site: http://www.ads-pipe.com/

Technology: Chamber
Status: Approved, General
Date: 1/6/2006
Description: Approved chamber products: ARC 36; BioDiffuser Standard; Bio 3 (22" wide).
Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface trench system only; H-10 load rating; up to 25% size reduction; reduction may not be combined with size reduction allowed for STUs.
Link to Standards Standards
Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
Status: Approved, General
Date: 11/28/1988
Description: 8" & 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" or 1/2" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with Cariff non-woven polyester geotextile fabric.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench; 1 Lf of 8" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 16" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 2' wide trench.
Link to Approval Approval Letter 

Baughman Tile Company
8516 Township Road
Paulding, OH 45879

Lorie Thornell

Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
Status: Approved, General
Date: 8/6/2002
Description: 8" & 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" or 1/2" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with Cariff non-woven polyester geotextile fabric.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench; 1 Lf of 8" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 16" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 2' wide trench.
Link to Approval Approval Letter 

Delta Environmental Products
8275 Florida Blvd.
Denham Springs, LA 70726

Mr. David Morgan
Phone: (662) 869-7766
Fax: (662) 869-7123
Email: hdmorgan@ayrix.net

Technology: Drip Disposal
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Typically, subsurface drip system including Whitewater ATU, spin filter with automatic back wash, Geoflow driplines with PC emitters with automatic forward flushing, and controller adjustable normal/peak dosing.

Eljen Corporation
10 North Main St, Suite 216
West Hartford, CT 06107

Mr. James Donlin
Phone: (800) 444-1359
Fax: (860) 610-0427
Email: JMDEljen@cs.com
Web site: http://www.eljen.com/

Technology: In-Drain
Status: Approved, General
Date: 12/1/2003
Description: SAF technology using 4 ft X 3 ft cuspated plastic core units covered by geotextile fabric prior to backfill operations.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity, flood dose or pressure distribution trenches only on 6" layer of Spec. 23 sand; no SAF size reduction.
Link to Approval Approval Letter 

Francesville Drainage Tile Corp.
P.O. Box 368
Francesville, IN 47946-0368

Mr. Christopher S. Overmyer

Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
Status: Approved, Conditional
Date: 6/27/2002
Description: 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with Cariff non-woven polyester geotextile fabric.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench.
Link to Approval Approval Letter

Hancor, Inc.

Mr. Dick Bachelder
Phone: (800) 821-6710

Technology: Chamber
Status: Approved, General
Date: 1/6/2006
Description: Approved chamber product: EnviroChamber Standard.
Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface trench system only; H-10 load rating; up to 25% size reduction; reduction may not be combined with size reduction allowed for STUs.
Link to Standards Standards 

Haviland Drainage Products Company
P.O. Box 97, 100 West Main Street
Haviland, OH 45851

Mr. Douglas A. Wenninger
Phone: (419) 622-4611

Technology: Graveless Pipe Technology, LPS 56/S
Status: Approved, General
Date: 7/3/2002
Description: LPS 56/S (low profile) gravelless system: 5 corrugated perforated pipes, each with outside diameter of 7.125 inches in 36 inch wide SAF trenches, with geotextile fabric, in lieu of aggregate.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; pipe must meet AASHTO M-252 Type SP; no size reduction.
Link to Approval Approval Letter 

Infiltrator Systems, Inc.
6 Business Park Road; P.O. Box 768
Old Saybrook, CT 06475

Mr. Brian C Parker
Phone: (860) 577-7106
Email: cthompson@infiltratorsystems.net

Technology: Chamber
Status: Approved, General
Date: 1/6/2006
Description: Approved chamber products: Quick4 Standard; Quick4 Standard W; Quick4 Equalizer (22" wide).
Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface trench system only; H-10 load rating; up to 25% size reduction; reduction may not be combined with size reduction allowed for STUs.
Link to Standards Standards

Presby Environmental, Inc.
143 Airport Road
Whitefield, NH 03598

Mr. David Presby
Phone: (800) 473-5298
Fax: (603) 837-9864
Email: info@presbyeco.com
Web site: http://www.presbyenvironmental.com/

Technology: Enviro-Septic System
Status: Approved, General
Date: 3/22/2007
Description: Corrugated, perforated, high density pipe with a thick mat of plastic fibers and plastic geotextile material surrounding the pipe installed in a SAF and marketed as the Enviro-Septic wastewater treatment system.
Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: design and installation must comply with Presby manual; designers, installers, and LHD staff must be trained and certified; Presby must notify ISDH of all certified persons and all installations.
Link to Standards Standards 

Prinsco, Inc.
P.O. Box 287, 108 Highway 7 West
Prinsburg, MN 56281-0265

Mr. James Duininck

Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
Status: Approved, General
Date: 6/3/2002
Description: Prinsco GLP Sock Pipe: 8" & 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" or 1/2" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with GLP non-woven polypropylene geotextile fabric.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench; 1 Lf of 8" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 16" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 2' wide trench.
Link to Approval Approval Letter 

Ring Industrial Group
65 Industrial Park
Oakland, TN 38060

Mr. Jeffrey G Karl
Phone: (901) 378-0229
Fax: (866) 279-9203
Web site: http://www.ringindustrial.com/

Technology: Synthetic Aggregate in Trenches
Status: Approved, General
Date: 10/19/2006
Description: Approved product: EZFlow EZ1203H and EZFlow1203T. Synthetic aggregate product using expanded polystyrene (ESP) aggregate held together in cylindrical bundles with high strength polyethylene netting.
Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: subsurface trench systems only; no size reduction; design and installation must comply with EZFlow manual and applicable department rules and standards.
Link to Standards Standards 

Zoeller Company
3649 Cane Run Rd
Louisville, KY 40211-1961

Mr. Adrian France
Phone: (502) 778-2731
Fax: (502) 774-3624
Email: adrianf@zoeller.com
Web site: http://www.zoeller.com/

Technology: Drip Disposal
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Typically, subsurface drip system including Zoeller RGF, SimTech self-cleaning pressure filter, Geoflow driplines with PC emitters (manual flushing), and controller adjustable normal/peak dosing.

Secondary Treatment Units

Ashco A Corporation
1946 Grafton Road
Morgantown, WV 26508

Mr. Paul Ashburn
Phone: (304) 291-0808
Fax: (304) 291-0843
Email: paul@ashco-a.com

Technology: Recirculating Media Filter
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Recirculating media filter using "black beauty" #1040 aggregate processed from coal slag (typically combined with a subsurface drip system).

Bord Na Mona
P.O. Box 77457
Greensboro, NC 27417

Mr. Charles Ray
Phone: (336) 547-9338
Fax: (336) 547-8559
Email: gcurran@bnm-us.com
Web site: http://www.bnm-us.com/

Technology: Puraflo Peat Biofilter
Status: Project-by-project approval
Date: 12/21/2007
Description: Single pass peat fiber filter.

Delta Environmental Products
8275 Florida Blvd.
Denham Springs, LA 70726

Mr. David Morgan
Phone: (662) 869-7766
Fax: (662) 869-7123
Email: hdmorgan@ayrix.net

Technology: Whitewater DF Series ATU
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Fiberglass treatment plant using extended aeration activated sludge to achieve treatment used in conjunction with drip disposal.

Orenco Systems, Inc.
814 Airway Avenue
Sutherlin, OR 97479

Mr. Nicholas Noble
Phone: (877) 371-3172
Fax: (541) 459-2884
Email: nnoble@orenco.com
Web site: http://www.orenco.com/

Technology: Recirculating Media Filter
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Multiple-pass packed bed aerobic treatment system using synthetic textile media marketed as the AdvanTex wastewater treatment system.

Zoeller Company
3649 Cane Run Rd
Louisville, KY 40211-1961

Mr. Adrian France
Phone: (502) 778-2731
Fax: (502) 774-3624
Email: adrianf@zoeller.com
Web site: http://www.zoeller.com/

Technology: Fusion ATU
Status: Project-by-project approval
Date: 7/6/2007
Description: Recirculating treatment system made from fiberglass reinforced plastic having four chambers: sedimentation, anaerobic, aeration, and storage; the unit is undergoing testing by NSF for Standard 40 certification.
Technology: Recirculating Gravel Filter
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: Recirculating gravel filter with a bed of gravel to treat effluent with organisms that live on the media (80% of effluent is recirculated for additional treatment). Numerous sizes are available to accommodate a range of loading and site requirements.
Technology: Z-Cell Wetland
Status: Project-by-project approval
Description: The Z-Cell is a constructed wetland that manages the inflow of effluent using time dosing and uniform application to the bottom of the treatment cell. Effluent moves vertically through the horizontally-oriented plant root zone to provide treatment.

Pretreatment Devices

Algaewheel, Inc.
1426 West 29th Street, Suite 206
Indianapolis, IN 46208

Mr. Chris Limcaco
Phone: (317) 989-2001
Fax: (317) 829-5902
Email: info@algaewheel.com
Web site: http://www.algaewheel.com/

Technology: BacPac Unit
Status: Approved, Conditional
Date: 3/10/2006
Description: Single pass pretreatment system in which algal colonies provide treatment and filtration.
Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: max. of 50 units (residential & commercial); pretreatment only; unit must be followed by septic tank and SAF that comply with 410 IAC 6-8.1 or 410 IAC 6-10.
Link to Approval Approval Letter 

Drain

There are no technologies in this catagory as of December 15, 2008

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Indiana State Department of Health
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