The Glendon BioFilter System

GUARANTEED GREEN AND CLEAN

Produces highest quality effluent with typically single digit BOD (Biological Oxygen Demand), TSS (Total Suspended Solids) and fecal coliform count per NSF testing. Flow through the proprietary “bottom up” biofilter system is a slow continuous process that produces a long residence time and slow velocity to assure complete influent processing through both anaerobic and aerobic bacterial activity. Originally invented and designed for a coastal peninsula surrounded by water and full of many streams, ponds and lakes which makes it ideal for very gravelly highly permeable soil in addition to glacial till, bedrock and impermeable organic clays. Converts wastewater into pure water!

LOW SPACE REQUIREMENTS

Minimal basal absorption area requirements considering primary absorption area and reserve area requirements compared to other conventional systems that require drain field trenches and distribution piping for “treatment”. The Glendon BioFilter system provides “treated” pure water that only needs to be “dispersed” into the native soil regardless of soil conditions. The Glendon BioFilter system is the ideal solution for lower cost land parcels restricted by inability to install conventional septic systems that require more space and more suitable soil conditions to meet local codes.

ECONOMICAL

No drain field trenches, distribution piping and/or pressure system/drip system requirements or costs. Low maintenance, no moving parts and non-clogging trouble free operation with no costly secondary sanitization treatment requirements for residual fecal coliform bacteria. No power consumption to accomplish the treatment process apart from “dosed” feeding from a small reliable 110 volt electric pump for intermittent metered flow to the biofilter from the pump tank. Also very minimal power consumption from the control panel and back up panel alarms.

NO CHEMICALS, UV OR DISINFECTANTS

No ultraviolet (UV) fecal coliform bacteria zapping or chemicals or disinfectants or ozone treatment that have associated replenishment, maintenance and electrical power costs.

DEPENDABLE WITH DESIGN SIMPLICITY

The Glendon BioFilter has no mechanical moving parts to wear out or get out of adjustment. It requires no power to accomplish its treatment (unlike aerobic systems) and needs minimal maintenance only to ensure pre-treatment filtration from the two-compartment septic tank and proper time dosing from the pump tank.

OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE IS SIMPLE

Low maintenance; no moving parts and non-clogging trouble free operation as there are no pipes with small orifices and performance is easily monitored. The biofilter treats the fecal coliform without disinfection. The Pump chamber provides several days surge capacity in the event of high wastewater discharge in the household or in the event of interruption of electrical service and the pump tank has high water alarms with optional secondary battery back up.

NO DRAIN FIELD TRENCHES OR DISTRIBUTION PIPING

The wastewater influent enters basins loaded with proprietary “layers” of patented treatment media which provides intermittent dosing and a continuous flow velocity that produces a long residence time and an extended anaerobic treatment time. The influent is being treated as it migrates up through the Glendon BioFilter where it eventually reaches the top layer of sand for aerobic treatment in the biofilter. Once at the top, it flows via wick-siphon (capillary action) over the rim and then downward on the outside leg of sand to the absorption (dispersal) area. This “bottom up” post treatment flow eliminates the necessity of drain field trenches or distribution piping for final treatment before dispersal to native soil and the water table.