A friend of mine, environmental engineer Peter King, thinks not. He says septic sludge is mostly home to anaerobic bacteria (those that don’t require oxygen), which don’t generate much heat – unlike ...

Septic tanks, at least in East Texas, aren't far behind. Last year, rural homeowners in the 20-county East Texas region installed 730 aerobic systems vs. 10 traditional septic tanks. To blame for this ...

Aerobic Bacteria Strains: Septifix tablets contain about ten billion aerobic live bacterial strains, more than double the amount found in other septic tank cleaners.

The aerobic septic system utilizes a pretreatment tank that collects everything from the house, then the water goes to the aeration chamber, there to the clarifier section and the water from the ...

One topic of discussion at the meeting was the quality of aerobic septic tanks, a set-up that pumps air into the tank and is supposed to kill pathogens before they enter the groundwater.

Aerobic systems are generally more expensive than a traditional septic tank - about $2,000 more, though the actual cost varies by site - and they must be inspected every six months.