Commercial and residential
The benefits of Sheaffer Systems aren’t only for the environment.
The Golf Course at Baywood with the Sheaffer System in the Background-Long Neck, DE
- Achieve higher densities
- Preserve open space
- Increase property values
- Develop more remote areas
- Customize ownership options
With a Sheaffer System reclaiming wastewater onsite, you can achieve higher dwelling unit density objectives by avoiding the need to create space within each lot for septic systems. The open space made available by the Sheaffer System can serve multiple purposes for the development: stormwater retention, natural prairie and grassland, landscaped lakes and ponds, athletic fields and golf courses, etc. This land is then irrigated in the summer months by the clean, reclaimed water from the Sheaffer System, where it percolates into the ground and recharges the groundwater.
In areas where sewer lines are currently not available, the Sheaffer System provides an alternative method of wastewater management, enabling development without requiring a long, expensive sewer line.
The ownership and management of Sheaffer Systems are flexible; they can be built, owned, operated, and maintained by Sheaffer International.
Case Study: Fields of Long Grove
The Fields of Long Grove Sheaffer System-Long Grove, IL
- Recipient of the “Best in American Living Award”
- Recognized in Better Homes & Gardens magazine
OPERATING SINCE: 1986
RESIDENTIAL UNITS: 87
AVERAGE FLOW: 33,000 GPD
TOTAL AREA: 160 acres
IRRIGATED AREA: 10 acres
FACILITY FOOTPRINT: 3 acres
The 107 acres of preserved open space provide natural settings for the homes-woodlands, fields, ponds, wetlands, a lake with a beach, and a restored native wildflower prairie. Backyards of the large homes on small lots open onto large green spaces. Natural swales, ponds, and re-created wetlands replace pipes for stormwater management, and there are no pipes discharging wastewater or stormwater off the site. The conservation design was awarded a 10% density bonus by the Village of Long Grove.
Case Study: Baywood Long Neck, DE
Irrigation at Baywood-Long Neck, DE
OPERATING SINCE: 2000
RESIDENTIAL UNITS: 369 (Expanding to 3,750)
AVERAGE FLOW: 59,000 GPD (Expanding to 600,000 GPD)
IRRIGATED AREA: 13.8 acres (Area of expansion to be designed)
The Golf-Residential Community of Baywood chose to use the Sheaffer System because of its ability to provide high quality irrigation water. This cleaned reclaimed water contains nutrients (N-P-K) in dilute solution, and this resource is used to irrigate and fertilize the golf course. Baywood experiences no problems with odors because influent enters the treatment cell under 15 feet of water at the level of the subsurface aerators and is prevented from direct contact with the atmosphere. The Delaware Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Control approves of the Sheaffer System because it uses wastewater in an environmentally friendly manner rather than discharging pollutants into surface waterways.