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GMS Bio-waste Digester
The septic tank material offers a method of controlling odor and solids build-up in septic systems. The response of the drain field to the septic tank effluent is excellent... The odor control feature is unique... The success with the topical application to the drain field makes the package complete for rest area applications. The ability to maintain a functioning field or upgrade a failing field is economically desirable if it alleviates the necessity of periodic rodding and the occasional building of new fields. The test period was not of a long enough duration to determine when another topical application would be required, but experience in other areas indicates a 3 to 5 year interval may be realizable."
The Oregon State Highway Division tested an earlier-generation versions of both GMS BioWaste Digester and GMS Soil Optimizer in septic drainfields located at the Santiam River Safety Rest Area on Interstate 5, Oregon, 15 miles south of Salem, the state capital.
The BioWaste Digester was tested to gauge its effectiveness at breaking down organic waste and anaerobic bacteria. The GMS Soil Optimizer was tested to gauge its effectiveness at increasing the water penetrability of the soil in the septic drainfields.
The average daily traffic was estimated to be 25,800 vehicles per day. The rest area had a history of problems with the septic tank drain field systems. The southbound side of the rest area was chosen for testing because:
- This side supported the heavier traffic load.
- This side operated off a new drain field.
- The septic tank required pumping two to three times per year.
- The rest area would occasionally have an odor problem in the building.
- The drain field would fail in late summer. Septic tank effluent would break through to the surface of the drain field and create a health and odor problem.
The conditions of the southside prior to testing were:
- The septic tank had a heavy blanket and was due to be pumped.
- There was solid material in the distribution box.
- Effluent in the distribution box was up to a level of about 1.5 inches in the 4-inch line leading to the field.
- Both the septic tank and distribution box had a strong odor.
- The lawn area over the drain field was a mottled green and yellow.
The septic system was treated with the BioWaste Digester product, and the soil in the drain field was treated with the Soil Optimizer product. Within one month, the area exhibited the following:
- The septic tank had a heavy blanket.
- There was no solid material in the distribution box.
- Effluent in the distribution box had dropped so that the level in the line was about¼" in the 4-inch line leading to the field and the water was freely flowing to the field.
- Both the septic tank and distribution box were odor-free.
- The lawn area over the drain field was green and growing well.
There will be a complete and beneficial chemical digestion of the organic material, and this includes the cellulose material in the toilet paper."
The United States Marine Corps, 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Force Service Support Group, performed testing to measure the adequacy of an earlier-generation version of Digester in the treatment of human waste and grease, fats and cooking oils in field kitchens and messes. This was done in order to eliminate or reduce the associated odors, smoke, burns, and potential of disease or groundwater contamination associated with the standard practice of "burning out the head," or burning such waste using petroleum fuel.