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Septic System Design, Inspection, and Operations & Maintenance
Spectrum Research, Inc. is a recognized leader for design, inspection, and operation and maintenance (O&M) of subsurface sewage treatment systems (septic systems) in Minnesota since 2000. Spectrum, under the leadership of James C. Balogh, PSS, Ph.D., provides inspection, design, soil and site evaluation services and O&M for commercial and residential systems. We have conducted over 1200 onsite system inspections and over 500 onsite site evaluations, designs, plat surveys, soil assessments, and operating permit system evaluations. Click here to see our septic system design brochure.
Septic system services
Septic System Compliance Inspections:
- Point of sale
- Property transfer
- Building permits
- Operation and maintenance
- Licensed Minnesota Advanced Inspector
Site Evaluation and System Design for Septic Systems:
- Landscape and soil
- Intended use: Commercial or Residential
- Evaluation of flow volume and strength
- System type: Standard and performance (1 – 5000 gallons per day)
- Design layout and construction specifications
- Design to meet code requirements
- Design to extend operational life of the system
- Design to protect system from freezing or exposure to flooding
- Prepare system management plan for O&M
- Installer selection
- Construction observation to insure proper installation
- Licensed Minnesota Advanced Designer
Operation and Maintenance:
- Licensed service provider for standard and performance systems
- Monitor water use
- Monitor effluent strength when required
- Monitor tank solids
- Maintenance as required by design maintenance plan
- Maintenance as required by performance system manufacturers
- Maintenance and monitoring of systems to keep the system operational
- Licensed Minnesota Service Provider
Soil Analytical Services
Soil physical property laboratory evaluation to determine:
- Soil texture
- Soil saturated conductivity
- Sand size distribution
- Mound sand analysis
- Soil treatment zone evaluation
- Coarse fragment percentage
Soil and site properties evaluated in the field to determine:
- Soil morphology as required by MPCA Rule 7081-82
- Texture for soil hydraulic loading rates
- Depth to limiting layers
- Saturated conductivity for contour loading rates
- Dispute resolution between regulators and system designer/inspector
- Licensed Minnesota Professional Soil Scientist
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