Some of the Benefits of Effluent Sewer Systems for Developers

1. Developers can build homes in areas unsuitable for conventional septic systems where city sewers are not available. Soil characteristics, high water tables, and terrain of the home sites do not affect the system. Developers can make full use of the land they have purchased.

2. Development density can be increased by as much as 20% because homes can be sited on smaller lots than conventional septic systems require.

3. Developers need not wait for sewers to be in place before beginning construction. Up-front costs are reduced because the onsite systems do not need to be installed until the lots are developed, and the treatment facility can start small and be expanded as the community is built out.

4. Utilities assume the risk of system failure and the responsibility for operations and maintenance.

5. The presence of an effluent sewer system is a selling point to homeowners, who are relieved of responsibility for maintaining a conventional septic system.