landplan.io - Advancing Septic Planning and Regulation
landplan.io is doing what some experts have told us was impossible. We are simplifying onsite wastewater treatment. Yes, we know it can be simple at the same time and also in reality is complex. We are creating standards to be used globally for onsite wastewater treatment planning.
We have focused on onsite wastewater treatment as information. The amount of information in an onsite wastewater treatment system is great. If you want to do it right. You have to think of it in terms of a list of products and a flow line. The sewer main is the first component to classify. Are there more than one sewer main? The tanks are next, installed in a specific order. How deep are the tanks and how many risers are needed? How wide are the tanks, what is the dig footprint, what is the gallons per inch for float switch setting and dose calculations.
Soil classification and soil absorption. Where were the soil test(s) done and which one is closest to the soil absorption system?
What are the site conditions and their setbacks? Are there natural water features like creeks, ponds, wetlands?
You can see it can get complex. So...how can it be simple?
The information can be grouped into categories: Geographic location, elevation, products, configuration, justification
You cannot just install any system. There are regulatory agencies. For the good and the bad of it, we have an industry due to regulations. You can't shit in the creek and onsite wastewater treatment is built around this simple principle. In terms of today, we now have a product driven industry with market-driven solutions which usually nowadays are made at a manufacturing plant. Some systems are over-performing and some are failing. But we don't know, because we don't have actionable data. We don't have a standard data model from state to state and even hardly from county to county. We can't compare notes on what works and what does not. Regulatory agencies don't often have time or capacity to get into those details.
Some health departments do planning, some do not. For those that do not, contractors have to justify planning decisions to health departments. We developed a standard reporting component to standardize the information...any information in onsite wastewater treatment.
We wanted users to be able to specify their products they use in our plans and our maps. We build our products database from an unbiased standpoint. We don't care what company you are, but we greatly care about your product. What are the dimensions, flow capacity, pressure losses, maintenance and all the finer details. We want it all and lastly cost (we know it's important). By caring about the product and not the company, we give our users the ability to see options for sites.
We have a controversial thought in that we believe that every lot is buildable. Well...maybe 99%. We think there is a perfect onsite wastewater treatment option for every property, and sometimes it takes thinking outside the box. From a regulatory aspect, I know that doesn't sound good. We like seeing families move into homes or have safe reliable wastewater treatment.
Site planning requires speed. How many times have you stopped to think on a site...wow, I think this property would be best suited for a dosing siphon, but I just don't have time to do the extra planning. Maybe to a siphon-dosed pressure distributed sand filter. It might take too long to think of the pressure requirements you think. I'll just put in an aeration tank.
Through our map, you should be able to see available GIS: contours, water features, and parcel/tax map data.
We are building our system to easily template such plans out and justify. Just sketch it out on the map and use the calculator to figure it out.
Maybe we don't want to know anything past, "I put in this system because it's the best, or it's the cheapest." I say we need actionable information to make the best decision. We are trying to provide that information in an affordable platform that is fun to use.
All of this information is not just important in planning but in management. The systems are growing more complex and vast. Service providers need better data to optimize their operations.
If you care about any of this, please subscribe at one of our rates, we are a member driven company. We can do it with your help all while giving you a great GIS application.
| Here is what we ask: | Cost | Discount Code used at Pro Annual Checkout |
|---|---|---|
| 0-3 Systems Designed Per Year | $300/year | WINTER75 |
| 4-6 Systems Designed Per Year | $600/year | WINTER50 |
| 7-12 Systems Designed Per Year | $900/year | WINTER25 |
| >12 Systems Designed Per Year | $1200/year | No Discount, Thank you! |
Inspections after installation should go as follows: Sanitarian/Inspector visits the site with all the data needed to conduct an effective actionable report. Does that mean typing out or writing out long paragraphs? No, it means they should see a list of components onsite. A septic tank, an aeration tank, and a series of trenches. We can establish conditions for each.
The condition can be associated with a "product type" or product itself. Example: Aeration Treatment Unit (ATU) or a Norweco Singulair 960. The differences can be subtle but important.
For instance, an ATU may always have a condition of "Aerator functioning properly", but only a Norweco Singulair 960 could have "Biokinetic Filter functioning properly". If we know the component and product, we can also know the maintenance schedule, and pictures of properly working components. We can also know improperly working components. In this regard, the product matters and training becomes simpler if we have pictures of normal working conditions and pictures of malfunction.
Through our system, companies can control how all regulators view their optimum working conditions. I'm sure these companies would like to know when systems are performing in the field.
Conditions have associated actions. If conditions are observed onsite during an inspection, actions should be discussed in staff meetings. Most likely action, contact a service provider for systems requiring maintenance, or continue to maintain the system as designed for working components and systems.
How many condition types of a product are observed in the field for a county, state, or nation? We can have that information. We are building it.