SCHOOLS

AQWA has sold and operates a number of AdvanTex powered wastewater treatment systems for schools. We work with engineers to tackle the tough treatment challenges that schools pose due to the variable flows and high strength wastewater they produce. Get in touch (info@aqwa.net) to discuss some of the ways we have approached these challenges and what we have learned in the process. Pretreating school wastewater prior to dispersal can allow for the use of marginal soil areas, reduce the size of the drainfield, and ensure that the effluent discharged into the environment will not lead to a premature drainfield failure or environmental contamination.

School effluent commonly exceeds the “domestic strength effluent” standard due to elevated concentrations of nitrogen found in their waste stream. Our emphasis is to provide systems that require minimal operations and maintenance and perform reliably year round.

valle Crucis Elementary School

Watauga County
A 6,000 gpd onsite septic system serves this new school. The system features a septic tank, flow equalization tank, and an AX MAX AdvanTex treatment unit. The wastewater from the school is pretreated to meet North Carolinas TS-I treatment standard before being dosed to the drainfield. Situated in a flood plain near the Watauga River, all tanks and AX MAX treatment unit were carefully designed with anti-buoyancy measures to ensure that if floodwaters rise the key infrastructure won’t rise with it.

Woodland Elementary School

Onslow County
Sized at 10,000 gallons per day, this school serves up to 800 students in the growing community of Onslow County. A Septic tank, flow equalization tank, AX MAX AdvanTex treament unit, and Ultraviolet Disinfection units ensure this system meets the permit limits and protects the drainfield and environment.

BETHEL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Waynesville NC
This system includes Xerxes Fiberglass Tanks as well as three AdvanTex AX100's. Effluent is dispersed through a pressure manifold system. The system was installed in 2008.

RALPH CHANDLER MIDDLE SCHOOL

Simpsonville SC
This system includes several Xerxes fiberglass tanks as well as four AX100's. Effluent is dispersed through a surface drip irrigation system in a nearby forested area. The system was installed in 2008

SUMMIT CHARTER

Jackson County, NC
This system uses several concrete tanks and two AX100's before sending effluent to be dispersed through a pressure manifold system. The system was installed in 2009. 

COMMUNITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL

Chatham County, NC
This system uses several concrete tanks followed by six AX20's. Effluent also runs through a AQWA tire chip Denite system prior to being distributed to a drip irrigation system in the nearby wooded area. The system was installed in 2010.

TALISMAN ACADEMY

Hendersonville, NC
This system includes several Xerxes fiberglass tanks as well as two AX100's. Effluent is dispersed through a pressure manifold network. The system was installed in 2007.

GLADE CREEK ELEMENTARY

Alleghany County, NC
This system utilizes concrete tanks, and two AX100 units. Effluent is dispersed through a pressure manifold system. The system was installed in 2011

PINEY CREEK ELEMENTARY

Alleghany County, NC
This system utilizes some of the schools existing concrete tanks as well as several new ones. It has 2 AX100's as well as an AQWA tire chip Denite system. Effluent is dispersed through a pressure manifold. The system was installed in 2013.

 LINVILLE eDOM eLEMENTARY

Rockingham County, VA
The new AdvanTex treatment system installed at the rural community elementary school in Linville replaced a failed conventional septic system and allowed the school to maintain treatment standards to discharge effluent into a small stream nearby. Components include three AX100 Textile Filters providing first stage treatment, followed by three AX20 Textile Filters that function as a second treatment stage. Effluent is pumped through a pressure dosed ultraviolet disinfection assembly and discharged into a perennial stream. The system was installed in 2024.