Septic systems in New Gloucester, Maine.
Almost every house in New Gloucester treats its own wastewater. The town's zoning sizes lots around private wells and subsurface disposal, and even the Upper Village District, where public water was extended, calculates lot area from projected wastewater flows under the state Subsurface Wastewater Disposal Rules. With about 2,256 housing units in town, that adds up to a lot of leach fields.
We install new and replacement septic systems: excavation, tank, distribution and leach field. We coordinate with the site evaluator who designs the system and leave the yard graded and seeded.
Town rules layered on the state code
Maine has regulated septic systems since 1920. The state licenses the site evaluators who design systems, the soil evaluation goes on the state HHE-200 form, and permits run through the local plumbing inspector. New Gloucester adds its own standards. Section 5.1.25 keeps wells and septic systems at least 100 feet apart, counting a neighbor's well, though replacement systems follow the state plumbing code setbacks.
In the shoreland zone, clearing for a new system and its fill extensions cannot come closer than 75 feet to the water or a significant wetland, and a holding tank is not allowed for a first-time residential use. Inside the Groundwater Protection Overlay District, a copy of the HHE-200 goes to the Code Enforcement Officer with the application, and the Planning Board may require a hydrogeologic study with nitrate projections for larger projects.
How the soil drives the design
The site evaluator's test pits decide the system, and New Gloucester's soils give them plenty to work with. Hinckley and Windsor sands drain fast and can take a conventional bed, though the evaluator watches for water table and separation. Lamoine and Scantic silts are somewhat poorly to poorly drained and slow, which often means a raised or mound-style field built up with fill. Paxton's dense till layer and Lyman's shallow bedrock also limit depth.
Those designs change the excavation: a mound needs imported sand and careful placement to avoid compacting the native soil beneath it, and access for trucks is planned before the lawn is torn up.
Finishing the field
The town's erosion rules call for disturbed ground to be stabilized quickly. A finished septic field is loamed and seeded, not planted with shrubs or trees whose roots could reach the lines, and surface water is graded away from it.
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How we handle septic systems
We install new and replacement septic systems for homes and camps across the Cumberland area. From site work and excavation through tank, distribution and leach field install, we coordinate with your site evaluator and leave the yard graded, seeded and clean.
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