Septic Tanks

South Okanagan Concrete Products has been manufacturing and supplying the Okanagan Valley and Washington State with quality precast concrete septic tanks for over 50 years.

Septic Tank Designs

We offer three load classes of concrete septic tanks: Residential, Industrial and H20 loading.  We also offer our customers an option to include Xypex waterproofing ad mixture.  Xypex is a chemical added to the liquid concrete that give the concrete septic tanks waterproof characteristics.  This ensures the septic tank will continue to be water tight for decades to come.  All of our septic tanks are designed to meet the ASTM C1227 design specification.

 Residential Septic Tanks

These septic tanks are our standard design.  They are designed to withstand the forces of a residential application, including the following site characteristics:

• Up to 1 metre of ground cover
• Tank is not in the water table
• NOT in a traffic area

Industrial Septic Tanks

These septic tanks come standard with the Xypex ad mixture.  This tank is engineered to withstand the forces of an “industrial” environment, including the following site characteristics:

• Up to 1 metre of ground cover
• Tank is in the water table
• NOT in a traffic area

H20 Traffic Septic Tanks

These septic tanks are engineered to withstand the forces of a traffic environment, including the following site characteristics:

• Minimum ground coverage is 0.2 m (8”)
• Tank is OK in water table
• Tank is in a traffic area
• AASHTO H-20

Quality in the Mix

Our precast products manufactured using with a high strength concrete mix design called, Self Consolidating Concrete or SCC.  This mix is designed to give our products superior strength and durability. There are many advantages of using SCC over a conventional mix, including a more homogeneous concrete mix and decreased production time.