TL;DR
The infiltrative surface is the soil interface at the bottom and sidewalls of a septic trench or bed where effluent actually passes into the ground, the area regulators size from percolation rates or soil morphology when permitting a system. Protecting it is the point of many rules: machines must not drive over the field and compact it, and the biomat that matures on it controls long-term acceptance rates.
What it means
The infiltrative surface is the soil interface at the bottom and sidewalls of a septic trench or bed where effluent actually passes into the ground, the area regulators size from percolation rates or soil morphology when permitting a system. Protecting it is the point of many rules: machines must not drive over the field and compact it, and the biomat that matures on it controls long-term acceptance rates. When the layer seals from grease, solids carryover, or chronic saturation, effluent surfaces or backs up, and rehabilitation or field replacement follows.
Where it sits in the glossary
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Why Ohio homeowners should know it
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