Design Engineer Patrick Pren-dergast, PE, of Valatie, NY, chose acomplete, “modern concrete sys-tem” when hired to design a re-placement for the 50-year-old,“completely-rusted-out” steel septictank for the reopening of the res-taurant at the Stone Castle Inn inEast Durham, NY. He found the sitewas a small lot with marginal soil, anobvious situation for an engineeredupgrade. Working with Keeler Vault,Hudson, NY, he specified a three-component enhanced treatmentsystem. The Excavator/Installer wasBruce Degeyter, Oak Hill, NY.

The first tank is a 1000-gallongrease interceptor; the second tankis a 750-GPD JET WastewaterTreatment Plant, and the third tankis a 1000-gallon pump chamber fit-ted with a Gould Pump, floatswitches, and a control panel, allconduit ready. Note the cast in ‘reddisk’, indicating these tanks are on

the PCANY list of certified tanks.Pat said the Jet unit was like a small

aerobic system. It contains variousscreens, promotes the growth ofaerobic bacteria, and reduces theblack biomass to help preserve thereceiving drainage field.

Joe Keeler reports that they nowmanufacture, distribute, and serviceJET systems, and they are also aGould Pump Distributor. He re-cently had an open house at KeelerVault Co., as shown in the photowith JET representative Ed Schlossexplaining a JET Wastewater Treat-ment Plant to local health officials,engineers, and installers.

Thanks to Joe Keeler of KeelerVault Co. for these pictures and thearticle, as well as to PatrickPrendergast for his help. q

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PRECAST CONCRETE ASSOCIATION OF NEW YORK, INC. September 2010 Volume 21, No. 9

Focus of This Issue: Storm, Waste Water, Septic Systems

50-Year-Old Septic Tank Replaced with Modern Concrete System

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Setting Storm Water Treatment Unit Inside view of CrystalStream Equipment q

Stormwater Treatment Unit Upgrades Wegmans Distribution Center Parking Lot

Lakelands Concrete Products, working with Crys-talStream Technologies, recently delivered and installeda complete STU for Wesley Construction at the largeWegmans Distribution Center in Rochester, NY. JeffreyBenty of CrystalStream Technologies writes that theirproducts come in a variety of sizes and depths to meetany project requirement or condition, and this flexibility isdue greatly to the housing of the system which is madeof precast concrete, allowing the product to meet a vari-ety of loading requirements and depths. In addition, allthe internals are pre-installed by the precast manufac-turer prior to the delivery to the site, thus speeding upand simplifying on-site work.

One of the key features that the contractor found at-tractive in the selection of a product for this site improve-ment project, in addition to the fact that it was locallymanufactured, was that it required a shallower excava-tion, with a minimum sump depth savings of at least 4feet over other products in this same market. The size ofthe vault was 5’ wide x 8’ long x 6’ deep (id), and wasmade with Lakeland’s standard 5000 psi mix. The unitwas set 2-3’ below grade and had precast risers to bringthe frame and grate/cover to grade. It was designed forHS-20 loading. Our thanks to Chad Bond, LakelandsConcrete Products, for this article and photos, and forhis sending of Jeff Benty’s comments.

Not Your Everyday Backyard Septic TankLarge tanks can be quickly and economically installed using stan-

dard box culvert sections. When the Byron-Bergen Central SchoolDistrict decided to take their own treatment plant off line, and installa new tank from which the effluent would flow to the Town Treatment

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Stormwater Treatment System for North Tonawanda Central School District

As is common today, North Tonawanda CSD’s agingparking lot and drainage system needed an upgrade, espe-cially considering the need to add new bus routings and notcontaminate the areas’ ecology. The project designers,Kideney Architects and TVGA Engineers, decided to add anew detention system and silt chambers, to comply with thenewest code requirements. Installation of a V2B1 Storm-water Treatment System from Environment 21 proved to bea fast, easy, and economical solution.

V2B1 – a cost effective option to help meet EPA Phase 2 Stormwater requirements

Its unique standard pre-cast concrete two manholedesign is project sized to help meet the EPA goal of 80%TSS and 40% Phosphorus removal efficiency. The inletmanhole has a tangential mounted inlet pipe that createsa swirl flow pattern, which improves flow distribution andreduces turbulence, thus enhancing sedimentation set-tling. The center withdrawal elbow pipe conveys flow tothe outlet manhole where floatable debris is retained byusing an underflow baffle. Maintenance is a cinch with

access openings to all stages and a clear view to thesump. The V2B1 is ideal for unique site scenarios withother utilities.

Our thanks to Mike Kistner, Kistner ConcreteProducts, supplier of the concrete products and theV2B1, for this article and the photos, as well as RonMauer and Jim Collins Jr. at Milherst Construction Inc.,project contractor. q

Plant, the project designer, Eric Wies, PE, of ClarkPatterson Lee designed this 30,000 gallon septic tank,working with Kistner Concrete Products design aids. Asyou can see in the photos, almost any size and dimen-sion tank is possible. These 9 sections were installed inone day!

All precasters that manufacture and install box cul-verts have standard details to assure watertight joints,meeting the requirements of ASTM C1677-09, StandardSpecification for Joints for Concrete Box, Using RubberGaskets. The units shown here are 12’ W x 6’H x 7’ longsections , and were designed for an HS-20 traffic super-imposed load. Kistner uses a bolt & pocket system for

connection between each section to secure the joints,and their own specially designed single offset rubbergasket joint, and a proprietary ‘waterproofing foam’ forfinal sealing of tank.

High strength self consolidating concrete is used forthe structure, with a design strength of 5000 psi at 28days, but Kistner reports their 28 day tests typicallybreak at 8000 psi. The project specifications requiredthat the precaster be an NPCA Approved and Certifiedplant. Thanks, again, to Eric Wies, PE, Clark PattersonLee, and Mike Kistner, Kistner Concrete Products, Lock-port, NY for this article. q

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PRODUCER MEMBERSA & R Concrete Products, New Windsor, NY, 845-562-0640Bayshore Concrete Products, Cape Charles, VA, 757-331-2300Binghamton Precast & Supply, Binghamton, NY, 607-722-0334Camp Precast Concrete Products, Milton, VT, 802-893-2407J.P. Carrara & Sons, Middlebury, VT, 802-388-6361Coastal Pipeline Products Corp., Calverton, NY, 631-369-4000Dailey Precast, Shaftsbury, VT, 802-442-4418The Fort Miller Co., Inc., Schuylerville, NY, 518-695-5000Jefferson Concrete Corp., Watertown, NY, 315-788-4171Kistner Concrete Products, East Pembroke, NY, 585-762-8216Lakelands Concrete Products, Inc., Lima, NY, 585-624-1990Newcrete Products, Division of New Enterprise Stone & Lime Co., Center

Valley, PA, 814-224-2121Northeast Prestressed Products, LLC, Cressona, PA, 570-385-2352Oldcastle Precast, South Bethlehem, NY, 518-767-2116Oldcastle Precast Inc., Middle Island, NY, 631-924-7400Oldcastle Precast Inc., DBA Rotondo Precast, Avon, CT,

860-673-3291Roman Stone Construction Co., Bay Shore, NY, 631-667-0566Sunnycrest Inc., Auburn, NY, 315-252-7214LC Whitford Materials, Co., Inc., Wellsville, NY, 585-593-2741SEPTIC TANK PRODUCER MEMBERSBinghamton Precast & Supply, Binghamton, NY, 607-722-0334Concrete Building Supply, Champlain, NY, 518-563-0700R. Deso, Inc., Champlain, NY, 518-298-8411The Fort Miller Co., Inc., Schuylerville, NY, 518-695-5000Grimm Building Materials Co., Troy, NY, 518-272-1100Guardian Concrete Products, Schenectady, NY, 518-372-0080Jefferson Concrete Corp., Watertown, NY, 315-788-4171Keeler Vault Co., Inc., Hudson, NY, 518-851-6281Kistner Concrete Products, East Pembroke, NY, 585-762-8216Oneonta Block, Oneonta, NY, 607-432-6641Sunnycrest Inc., Auburn, NY, 315-252-7214United Concrete Products, Inc., Yalesville, CTWoodard’s Concrete Products, Inc., Bullville, NY, 845-361-3471Zeiser Wilbert Vault, Elmira, NY, 607-733-0568ASSOCIATE MEMBERSA-Lok Products, Inc., Tullytown, PA, 800-822-2565

Amcrete Products, Newburgh, NY, 845-562-0010American Spacer Technologies, Inc., Hudson, NY, 800-424-8557BASF Admixtures, Cleveland, OH, 518-232-1187Buzzi Unicem USA, Stockertown, PA, 610-746-6224Cemex, Inc., Wampum, PA, 724-535-4311Chase Specialty Coatings, Pittsburgh, PA, 412-828-1500Concrete Sealants, Inc., Royersford, PA, 610-948-7867Cresset Chemical Co., Weston, OH, 419-669-2041East Jordan Iron Works, Newark, NJ 973-350-0600Eastern States Steel Corp., Upper Saddle River, NJ, 800-327-8335Engineered Wire Products, Waynesville, OH, 937-433-9753Eriksson Technologies, Inc, Tampa, FL, 813-989-3317 Essex Cement Company, Port Newark, NJ, 973-344-5903Essroc Cement, Nazareth, PA, 610-746-3109The Euclid Chemical Co., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-376-0871Federal White Cement Inc., Emmaus, PA, 610-966-9481Forta Corporation, Grove City, PA, 800-245-0306Grace Construction Products, Wynantskill, NY, 518-361-4335Helser Industries, Tualatin, OR, 503-692-6909Holcim (US) Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-376-0871Jepco Sales, Royersford, PA, 610-948-7867JVI, Inc., Pittsfield, MA, 413-442-4147Keystone Cement Company, Exton, PA, 610-837-2100 Lafarge North America, Concord, Ontario, 888-523-2743 x 5034Lehigh Cement Company, Glens Falls, NY, 518-792-1137 x 303Meadow Burke, Billerica, MA Northeast Solite Corp., Saugerties, NY, 845-246-2646A L Patterson, Fairless Hills, PA, 800-332-7090Polylok, Inc/Zabel, Wallingford, CT, 800-765-9565Quinn Consulting, Bladensburg, MDRiefler Construction Products, Blasdell, NY, 716-332-6283St. Mary’s Cement Company, Cleveland, OH, 216-579-1911Sika Corporation, Lyndhurst, NJ, 302-218-4987Spillman Co., Columbus OH, 614-444-2184Splice Sleeve North America, Irvine, CA, 949-861-8393Superior Precast Consulting, Inc., Ardmore, PA, 610-715-1969Syracuse Casting Sales Co., Cicero, NY, 315-699-2601Trelleborg Pipe Seals Milford, Inc., Milford, NH, 800-626-2180Tuf-Tite, Inc., Lake Zurich, IL, 847-550-1011PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSAbate Associates Engineers & Surveyors, Buffalo, NY,

716-632-2300Advance Testing, Campbell Hall, NY, 845-496-1600AECOM, Latham, NY, 518-951-2200Atlantic Testing Laboratories, Clifton Park, NY, 518-383-9144Barton & Loguidice, PC, Syracuse, NY, 315-457-5200A.S. Bell Engineering, PC, Slingerlands, NY, 518-357-0313Bergmann Associates, Inc., Rochester, NY, 585-232-5135Bernier, Carr & Associates, Watertown, NY, 315-782-8130

A L Blades & Sons, Inc., Hornell, NY, 607-324-3636C & S Engineers, Inc., Syracuse, NY, 518-455-2000CDM, Syracuse, NY, 315-434-3200Clough Harbour & Assoc. LLP, Albany, NY, 518-453-3961Collins Engineering Inc., Albany, NY, 518-436-0392Delta Engineers PC, Binghamton, NY, 607-231-6612Dewberry, New York, NY, 212-685-0900Didonato Associates PE,PC, Buffalo, NY, 716-656-1900Edwards & Kelcey Engrs. Inc., Saratoga Springs, NY, 518-584-9733Erdman Anthony, Rochester, NY, 585-240-2666Eriksson Technologies, Inc, Tampa, FL, 813-989-3317 Fisher Associates PE, LS, PC, Rochester, NY, 585-334-1310FRA/T Y Lin International, Henrietta, NY, 585-359-0280Greenman-Pedersen, Inc., Buffalo, NY, 716-633-4844Hunt Engr Arch Surveyors PC, Horseheads, NY, 607-358-1000Keystone Associates, LLC, Binghamton, NY, 607-722-1100LaBella Associates, PC, Rochester, NY, 585-454-6110Lamont Engineers, PC, Cobleskill, NY, 518-234-4028Maser Consulting, Chestnut Ridge, NY, 845-352-0411McFarland-Johnson, Inc., Binghamton, NY, 607-723-9421O’Neill Consulting, Spring Lake, NJ, 732-974-0129Popli Consulting Engineers, Penfield, NY, 585-388-2060Ryan-Biggs Assoc., P.C., Troy, NY, 518-272-6266A H Sample, Inc., Ottsville, PA, 610-847-8945R Samsel Engineers, Henrietta, NY, 585-334-5549Shumaker Consulting Engineering & Land Surveying, PC, Binghamton, NY,

607-798-8081Simpson Gumpertz & Heger, Inc., Waltham, MA, 781-907-9000SJB Services, Inc., Hamburg, NY, 716-649-8110Slocum, DeAngelus & Associates, PC, Latham, NY, 518-763-6000Steuben County DPW, Bath, NY, 607-664-2479Transtech Systems, Schenectady, NY, 518-372-4067TVGA Consultants, Elma, NY, 716-655-8842Watson Engineering, PC, Owego, NY, 607-223-4900Watts Architecture & Engineering, PC, Buffalo, NY, 716-206-1500WSP-Sells, Briarcliff Manor, NY, 914-747-1120Wilbur Smith Associates, Latham, NY, 518-783-1887OFFICERS, DIRECTORS AND STAFFPresident: David Wan, Oldcastle PrecastVice-President: Joseph Amoia, A & R ConcreteSecretary: Mike Weigand, J.P.Carrara & SonsTreasurer: Todd Clarke, Lakelands Concrete ProductsImmediate Past President: Tom Montalbine, Roman Stone ConstructionAssociate Member Director: Wally Swiger, A-LokProfessional Member Director: Doug Vandeusen, Lamont EngineersSeptic Tank Group Director: Ed Pennypacker, Jepco SalesNECSA Director: Ric Sullivan, Lehigh Northeast Cement Co.Executive Director: Carl Buchman, PCANY, 585-249-9564

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October 28, PCANY Meeting (morning) and Joint NYSDOT Meeting (afternoon), Albany

Engineering News Record Recognizes Top DesignFirms

Congratulations to our Professional Members listed in the ENR Top 500 Design Firms: CDM,Cambridge, MA; T.Y.Lin International, San Francisco, CA; Wilbur Smith Associates Inc., Columbia, SC;Greenman-Pedersen Inc., Babylon, NY; CHA, Albany, NY; Simpson Gumpertz & Heger Inc., Waltham, MA;C & S Cos, Syracuse, NY; Bergmann Associates, Rochester, NY; Erdman, Anthony and Associates, Inc.,Rochester, NY; Barton & Loguidice PC, Syracuse, NY; LaBella Associates PC, Rochester, NY.

And Congratulations to our Professional Members listed in six various categories in the ENR Top 200Environmental Firms: CDM and AECOM Technologies Corp. q