Description of Technology

FAST:

The System is a Secondary Treatment Unit (STU). The System, MicroFAST® 0.5, 0.75, 0.9, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 9.0, and HighStrengthFAST® 1.0, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 9.0, and, NitriFAST® 0.5, 0.75, 0.9, 1.5, 3.0, 4.5 and 9.0 units are installed in a tank or tanks having a primary settling zone and an aerobic biological zone. Solids settle in the primary settling zone that is quiescent. In the aerobic zone, the sewage is continually agitated and aerated. Bacteria in the sewage attach to the surface of the submerged plastic media; they reproduce by consuming the organic material in the sewage.

FAST (nitrogen reducing <2000 GPD):

The FAST® system is an aerobic wastewater treatment system that utilizes a completely submerged fixed film process to treat organics and nitrify, and a passive recycle system for denitrification. Each model contains submerged media specific to the application. Microorganisms grow on the media and remove soluble contaminants from the wastewater, utilizing them as a source of energy for growth and production of new microorganisms. The FAST® system insert consists of a liner around the media and an airlift to provide aeration and mixing within the confines of the liner. The area outside the liner in the septic tank remains anoxic for denitrification and a passive recirculation system moves the aerated wastewater to the outside of the liner to obtain denitrification. The aeration and circulation inside the liner are provided by a blower that pumps air into a draft tube that extends down the center of the media. Treated effluent passes out of the aerobic zone of the treatment plant through a pipe connected directly to a baffled quiescent area in the liner. Final effluent is discharged to a soil absorption system.

Massachusetts Technology Approvals

Approval Type	General	Remedial	Provisional	Pilot
Secondary Treatment
Nitrogen Removal Credit			(Some Models)
Phosphorus Removal Credit

Please check the Title 5 Innovative/Alternative Technology Approval Letters webpage at Massachusetts DEP for the most up-to-date information.

Real-World Data

Test Center Reports & Data