An innovative new method of treating and reusing wastewater now being tested at the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority’s Captain Sinclair facility on the Severn River in Gloucester could provide a cost-effective alternative to failing septic systems.
Developed by the Durham, North Carolina-based company Triangle Environmental for use in international refugee encampments, the technology has been scaled down for use in a single-family dwelling and is being tested at a home rented by the Gloucester-based nonprofit veteran support organization Knott Alone/Hold Fast.
Tate Rogers, founder and principal of Triangle Environmental, said the system developed by him and his partner Aaron Forbis-Stokes, research and development manager, can accommodate wastewater from sinks, toilets and laundry and can reuse the treated water for anything other than drinking. About the size of a large heat pump, the system is elevated above the flood plain so it’s not impacted by rising sea...