Pond Boss Forums GENERAL QUESTIONS Water chemistry Septic discharge?

I design Engineered Septic Systems for a living and I can't imagine for the life of me someone telling you to let it drain toward the lake! When dealing with open water the drain field should be a minimum of 50 ft and we try for an extra 50ft. beyond that in this office. Has he the potential to put in a pump system to put the drainfield farther away? They really aren't that more expensive and give much better treatment of the effluent. Is there already a house on the property? One of the big mistakes people make is that they place the house where they want and the Septic is an afterthought. The septic should be sighted first (obviously taking into account where someone MAY want the house) and then work the house around the septic and pond. He can install an Engineered System (sand filter, Advantex, Scat type systems) on the property that will treat the effluent more efficiently prior to discharge to a drain field but he will still have to worry about Ecolli which are the nasty bugs. Sorry I don't have alot of good news.