Revolutionary Sewer Installation Company Formed
Signal Mountain natives and friends, Jack Kruesi, Phil Wagner and Will Henley, have started a new business. Engineered Underground Solutions is a sewer and wastewater installation company specializing in Plant-to-Plant Solutions.
Mr. Kruesi was looking to develop a tract of land on Signal Mountain back in 2005. With a moratorium in place, it made things a little more difficult. One option was septic tanks and field lines, but he would only be able to have space for approximately 27 homes. He was determined to not cut all the excess trees that would need to be removed to make way for conventional field lines. Convinced there had to be a better way, his researching lead him to the Orenco Systems Company based out of Sutherlin, Or. Since 1981, the company is a worldwide provider of affordable and scalable wastewater solutions. Best in class and a US company, he was impressed with the scalability and the simplicity of the systems.
Conceptually, you build a mini sewer plant on site then deed ownership to WWTA or the local Sewer Authority, they maintain it going forward. The system was approved for installation at Wild Ridge, and it has been a game changer, he said. Instead of 27 lots, Mr. Kruesi was able to increase his lots to 199. Better yet for the community, the environment, and the town of Signal Mountain, he was able to leave over half of the land as open space. This was the first system of its kind installed in Hamilton County, but it won’t be the last.
Price competitive with conventional field line systems, the return of the wastewater to the environment is non-chemically cleansed, providing a safer, more ecofriendly wastewater than conventional septic tank field line installation, said officials. When properly permitted and installed, these systems are understood and accepted by TDEC, the EPA and other appropriate regulatory agencies.
Mr. Kruesi and Mr. Henley have worked with and installed these systems going back to 2008, providing the necessary experience to provide builder/developer solutions. Whether building 50 homes or have a commercial project, Engineered Underground Solutions can be of service. It will work with you thru its long-term associates, who design, coordinate, license and procure necessary materials and services. Then it will take over and oversee and install the entire system.
The company has recently been certified by the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation for the installation of Alternative Treatment Systems and Subsurface Drip Disposal. In addition, certification has been received by Orenco for designing Commercial AdvanTex which gives it the ability and experience to pull it all together and get the plant operational. A turnkey project manager and installer, the company is unique in SE Tennessee.
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