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HOOT TREATMENT PROCESS PROTECTS THE ENVIRONMENT

The Hoot Aerobic Treatment System treats wastewater more effectively than standards require. A Hoot System reduces both the biochemical oxygen demand (BOD) and the total suspended solids (TSS) more than required for Class I aerobic treatment systems.

B.O.D.₅ & TSS CHART

For Class I aerobic treatment systems, the criteria for acceptance is a 30 day average of 25 mg/L for Carbonaceous 5-day Biochemical Oxygen Demand (CBOD5) and 30 mg/L for Total Suspended Solids (TSS).

The HOOT Aerobic Treatment System produced results of 2.2 for CBOD₅, and 1.5 for TSS, both a 99% reduction of the influent waste stream.

NUTRIENT REDUCTION

During the Performance Evaluation of the system, composite samples were collected once per week during the 6 month test period. Although Nutrient reduction is not part of the ANSI/NSF Standard 40 evaluation, Nutrients are becoming of more concern in many parts of the country. The Hoot System was sampled for Nitrate, Nitrite, TKN, and Phosphorus. The results below are the averages for all of these parameters.

With these results, the Hoot System has the lowest effluent results of any commercially available system. Please see our engineering specifications for additional details on the individual results of these parameters.

*According to the ANSI/NSF Standard 40 Performance Evaluation conducted by the Baylor University On-Site Wastewater Treatment Testing and Certification Program.
As noted in their Final Report, dated December 14, 2001- Page 31.