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The department maintains the list below of TNI that have been approved.  With each technology that has been approved, a link is provided to the department standards for that technology.  These standards are the basis for plan review, construction approvals, training, design and installation, and operation and maintenance (O&M), if applicable.

Information is grouped under four technology categories: "Components," "Secondary Treatment Units," "Soil Absorption Fields," and "Pretreatment Devices,"

Each listing includes the following:

  • Manufacturer information (listed alphabetically by manufacturer's name);
  • The name of the technology;
  • Its status: general approval, conditional approval, and project-by-project approval;
  • Date of approval;
  • Description of the technology;
  • Brief comments regarding the approval; and
  • A link to the standards  that are the basis for plan review, construction approvals, training, design and installation, and operation and maintenance (O&M), when applicable.

    Components

    Onsite system components are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Components may include distribution boxes, distribution devices, siphons, pressure manifolds, etc.

    Fluid Dynamic Siphons, Inc.
    P.O. Box 88219
    Steamboat Springs, CO 80488-2019

    Web site: http://www.siphons.com/

    Technology: Siphons.
    Status: Project-by-project approval.
    Description: Automatic dosing siphons for small flood dose systems, typically used in place of a pump on sites where electricity is not available.

    Zoeller Company
    3649 Cane Run Rd
    Louisville, KY 40211-1961

    Mr. Adrian France
    Phone: (502) 778-2731
    Fax: (502) 774-3624
    Email: adrianf@zoeller.com
    Web site: http://www.zoeller.com/

    Technology: Tru-Flow Splitter
    Status: Approved
    Date: 5/22/2006
    Description: D-box of molded polypropylene with two parts: housing (basin/cover) and diverter. Bubble level allows for post installation adjustments to equalize flow to five lines.
    Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface gravity trench systems only; must be installed according to Zoeller installation requirements.
    Link to Standards Standards 

    Secondary Treatment Systems

    The use of secondary treatment systems in Indiana must comply with the requirements in the Indiana Standards for Secondary Treatment Systems. Secondary treatment systems are reviewed by the department after submittal by a manufacturer or system integrator (SI).

    For the repair, remediation or replacement of an existing residential onsite soil absorption field, the use of a secondary treatment unit must comply with the applicable requirements in , and the requirements in the

    Ashco A Corporation
    1946 Grafton Road
    Morgantown, WV 26508

    Mr. Paul Ashburn
    Phone: (304) 291-0808
    Fax: (304) 291-0843
    Email: paul@ashco-a.com

    Technology: Recirculating Media Filter
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Description: Recirculating media filter using "black beauty" #1040 aggregate processed from coal slag (typically combined with a subsurface drip system).

    Bord Na Mona
    P.O. Box 77457
    Greensboro, NC 27417

    Mr. Charles Ray
    Phone: (336) 547-9338
    Fax: (336) 547-8559
    Email: gcurran@bnm-us.com
    Web site: http://www.bnm-us.com/

    Technology: Puraflo Peat Biofilter
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Date: 12/21/2007
    Description: Single pass peat fiber filter.

    Delta Environmental Products
    8275 Florida Blvd.
    Denham Springs, LA 70726

    Mr. David Morgan
    Phone: (662) 869-7766
    Fax: (662) 869-7123
    Email: hdmorgan@ayrix.net

    Technology: Whitewater DF Series ATU
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Description: Fiberglass treatment plant using extended aeration activated sludge to achieve treatment used in conjunction with drip disposal.

    Orenco Systems, Inc.
    814 Airway Avenue
    Sutherlin, OR 97479

    Mr. Nicholas Noble
    Phone: (877) 371-3172
    Fax: (541) 459-2884
    Email: nnoble@orenco.com
    Web site: http://www.orenco.com/

    Technology: Recirculating Media Filter
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Description: Multiple-pass packed bed aerobic treatment system using synthetic textile media marketed as the AdvanTex wastewater treatment system.

    Zoeller Company
    3649 Cane Run Rd
    Louisville, KY 40211-1961

    Mr. Adrian France
    Phone: (502) 778-2731
    Fax: (502) 774-3624
    Email: adrianf@zoeller.com
    Web site: http://www.zoeller.com/

    Technology: Fusion ATU
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Date: 7/6/2007
    Description: Recirculating treatment system made from fiberglass reinforced plastic having four chambers: sedimentation, anaerobic, aeration, and storage; the unit is undergoing testing by NSF for Standard 40 certification.
    Technology: Recirculating Gravel Filter.
    Status: Project-by-project approval.
    Description: Recirculating gravel filter with a bed of gravel to treat effluent with organisms that live on the media (80% of effluent is recirculated for additional treatment). Numerous sizes are available to accommodate a range of loading and site requirements.
    Technology: Z-Cell Wetland
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Description: The Z-Cell is a constructed wetland that manages the inflow of effluent using time dosing and uniform application to the bottom of the treatment cell. Effluent moves vertically through the horizontally-oriented plant root zone to provide treatment.

    Soil Absorption Fields

    The department has general standards for some soil absorption field TNI. Other technologies are evaluated on a case-by-case basis. The use of these technologies in Indiana must comply with the requirements in the standards or approval. Soil absorption field technology for which the department has established general standards include:

    Advanced Drainage Systems, Inc.
    3300 Riverside Drive, P.O. Box 21307
    Columbus, OH 43221

    Mr. Dick Bachelder
    Phone: (800) 821-6710
    Web site: http://www.ads-pipe.com/

    Technology: Chamber
    Status: Approved
    Date: 1/6/2006
    Description: Approved chamber products: Arc 24; ARC 36; Arc 36 LP; BioDiffuser Standard; Bio 3 (22" wide).
    Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface trench system only; H-10 load rating; up to 25% size reduction; reduction may not be combined with size reduction allowed for STUs.
    Link to Standards Standards
    Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
    Status: Approved
    Date: 11/28/1988
    Description: 8" & 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" or 1/2" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with Cariff non-woven polyester geotextile fabric.
    Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench; 1 Lf of 8" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 16" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 2' wide trench.
    Link to Approval Approval Letter 

    Baughman Tile Company
    8516 Township Road
    Paulding, OH 45879

    Lorie Thornell

    Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
    Status: Approved
    Date: 8/6/2002
    Description: 8" & 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" or 1/2" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with Cariff non-woven polyester geotextile fabric.
    Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench; 1 Lf of 8" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 16" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 2' wide trench.
    Link to Approval Approval Letter 

    Delta Environmental Products
    8275 Florida Blvd.
    Denham Springs, LA 70726

    Mr. David Morgan
    Phone: (662) 869-7766
    Fax: (662) 869-7123
    Email: hdmorgan@ayrix.net

    Technology: Drip Disposal
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Description: Typically, subsurface drip system including Whitewater ATU, spin filter with automatic back wash, Geoflow driplines with PC emitters with automatic forward flushing, and controller adjustable normal/peak dosing.

    Eljen Corporation
    125 McKee Street
    East Hartford, CT 06108

    Mr. James Donlin
    Phone: (800) 444-1359
    Fax: (860) 610-0427
    Email: JMDEljen@cs.com
    Web site: http://www.eljen.com/

    Technology: GSF (Geotextile Sand Filter)
    Status: Approved
    Date: 1/28/2010
    Description: Cuspated plastic core units [48" x 36" x 7" (L x W x H) and 24" x 36" x 7" (L x W x H)], Bio-Matt™ filter fabric internal to the unit, and geotextile fabric covering the unit, installed in a trench SAF.
    Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: design and installation must comply with Eljen manual, December, 2010
    Link to Standards Standards

    EZflow by Infiltrator
    6 Business Park Road
    PO Box 768
    Old Saybrook, CT 06475

    Mr. David Lentz
    Phone: (800)221-4436
    Fax: (860)577-7001
    Web site: www.ezflowlp.com/

    Technology: Synthetic Aggregate in Trenches
    Status: Approved
    Date: 10/19/2006
    Description: Approved product: EZFlow EZ1203H and EZFlow1203T. Synthetic aggregate product using expanded polystyrene (ESP) aggregate held together in cylindrical bundles with high strength polyethylene netting.
    Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: subsurface trench systems only; no size reduction; design and installation must comply with EZFlow manual and applicable department rules and standards.
    Link to Standards Standards 

    Francesville Drainage Tile Corp.
    P.O. Box 368
    Francesville, IN 47946-0368

    Mr. Christopher S. Overmyer

    Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
    Status: Conditional approval
    Date: 6/27/2002
    Description: 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with Cariff non-woven polyester geotextile fabric.
    Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench.
    Link to Approval Approval Letter

    Haviland Drainage Products Company
    P.O. Box 97, 100 West Main Street
    Haviland, OH 45851

    Mr. Douglas A. Wenninger
    Phone: (419) 622-4611

    Technology: Graveless Pipe Technology, LPS 56/S
    Status: Approved
    Date: 7/3/2002
    Description: LPS 56/S (low profile) gravelless system: 5 corrugated perforated pipes, each with outside diameter of 7.125 inches in 36 inch wide SAF trenches, with geotextile fabric, in lieu of aggregate.
    Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; pipe must meet AASHTO M-252 Type SP; no size reduction.
    Link to Approval Approval Letter 

    Infiltrator Systems, Inc.
    6 Business Park Road; P.O. Box 768
    Old Saybrook, CT 06475

    Mr. Brian C Parker
    Phone: (860) 577-7106
    Email: cthompson@infiltratorsystems.net

    Technology: Chamber
    Status: Approved
    Date: 1/6/2006
    Description: Approved chamber products: Quick4 Standard; Quick4 Standard W; Quick4 Equalizer (22" wide).
    Comments SEE STANDARD FOR ALL CONDITIONS: Subsurface trench system only; H-10 load rating; up to 25% size reduction; reduction may not be combined with size reduction allowed for STUs.
    Link to Standards Standards

    Presby Environmental, Inc.
    143 Airport Road
    Whitefield, NH 03598

    Mr. David Presby
    Phone: (800) 473-5298
    Fax: (603) 837-9864
    Email: info@presbyeco.com
    Web site: http://www.presbyenvironmental.com/

    Technology: Presby Enviro-Septic (ES) System
    Presby Advanced Enviro-Septic (AES) System
    Status: Approved
    Date: 4/6/2011
    Description: ES System:  Corrugated, perforated, high density pipe with a thick mat of plastic fibers and plastic geotextile material surrounding the pipe installed in a sand bed.
    AES System:  Corrugated, perforated, high density pipe with a modified thick mat of plastic fibers and plastic geotextile material surrounding the pipe installed in a sand bed.
    Comments SEE STANDARDS FOR ALL CONDITIONS: design and installation must comply with Presby manual; designers, installers, and LHD staff must be trained and certified; Presby must notify ISDH of all certified persons and all installations.
    Link to Standards ES system
    AES system

    Prinsco, Inc.
    P.O. Box 287, 108 Highway 7 West
    Prinsburg, MN 56281-0265

    Mr. James Duininck

    Technology: Gravelless Pipe Technology
    Status: Approved
    Date: 6/3/2002
    Description: Prinsco GLP Sock Pipe: 8" & 10" corrugated polyethylene plastic pipe with 3/8" or 1/2" diameter holes located 120 degrees from the top centerline and wrapped with GLP non-woven polypropylene geotextile fabric.
    Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: install in gravity trenches only; SAF size: 1 Lf of 10" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 20" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 3' wide trench; 1 Lf of 8" dia. pipe in great. or eq. to 16" trench corr. to 1 Lf of 2' wide trench.
    Link to Approval Approval Letter 

    Zoeller Company
    3649 Cane Run Rd
    Louisville, KY 40211-1961

    Mr. Adrian France
    Phone: (502) 778-2731
    Fax: (502) 774-3624
    Email: adrianf@zoeller.com
    Web site: http://www.zoeller.com/

    Technology: Drip Disposal
    Status: Project-by-project approval
    Description: Typically, subsurface drip system including Zoeller RGF, SimTech self-cleaning pressure filter, Geoflow driplines with PC emitters (manual flushing), and controller adjustable normal/peak dosing.

    Pretreatment Devices

    Pretreatment devices are typically installed upstream of the septic tank in an onsite system and are evaluated on a case-by-case basis.

    Algaewheel, Inc.
    1426 West 29th Street, Suite 206
    Indianapolis, IN 46208

    Mr. Chris Limcaco
    Phone: (317) 989-2001
    Fax: (317) 829-5902
    Email: info@algaewheel.com
    Web site: http://www.algaewheel.com/

    Technology: BacPac Unit
    Status: Conditional approval
    Date: 3/10/2006
    Description: Single pass pretreatment system in which algal colonies provide treatment and filtration.
    Comments SEE APPROVAL LETTER FOR ALL CONDITIONS: max. of 50 units (residential & commercial); pretreatment only; unit must be followed by septic tank and SAF that comply with 410 IAC 6-8.1 or 410 IAC 6-10.
    Link to Approval Approval Letter 

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