Alamo City SepticsWastewater engineering & design

Services

Engineering and design for residential and commercial wastewater systems.

We are an engineering and design firm. Our work is the design your licensed installer builds from.

01 — Service

New installation design

An engineered design for a property that does not have a system yet.

  • Site and soil evaluation
  • Design flow calculation
  • Tank sizing and treatment selection
  • Dispersal design
  • Required setbacks
  • Drawings and specifications for your installer

02 — Service

System modifications

A redesign for an existing system when the property or its use has changed.

  • Evaluation of the existing system
  • Added load from an addition or outbuilding
  • Change of use from residential to commercial
  • Replacement of an undersized dispersal area
  • Conversion from conventional to aerobic treatment
  • Updated drawings and specifications

03 — Service

Site evaluations

An evaluation of the property to determine what the site will support.

  • Soil profile and texture classification
  • Depth to rock or groundwater
  • Slope and drainage
  • Usable area for treatment and dispersal
  • Which system types are viable on the property

The deliverable

What you receive.

A design package with a dimensioned site plan, tank and component specifications, setbacks and easements, size tables, and installation notes. Below are real sheets from projects we have designed — open any one full screen to read it.

New installation — gravelless pipe

1,000 gal DC concrete tank · 8" gravelless pipe · 200 linear ft of trench.

Conventional — leaching chambers

Class Ib soil · Quick4 leaching chambers · two rows at 50 ft.

Aerobic treatment — surface spray

720 gpd · 3-compartment ATU · 6,867 ft² spray field.

Drip dispersal — existing home

Existing 2,738 ft² SFR · 750 gpd ATU · drip irrigation field with detail.

Ready for a design estimate?

One short form, and we email your design estimate back within 24 hours.