Big Fish Environmental, L.L.C. (Big Fish) provides a new, low-cost, environmentally sound solution for processing septic tank sludge (septage) from suburban and rural developments, without the use of harsh chemicals. In their place we use products of mother nature, such as oxygen, micro organisms, lemon juice and lime.

Instead of direct land application of untreated waste, Big Fish processes the material using aerobic micro organism technology in a fully contained, odorless facility, resulting in an effluent capable of going directly to a municipal wastewater treatment facility for final treatment and/or safe discharge to the environment, thus protecting our ground water and surface water natural resource.

On December 2, 2005, Big Fish Environmental opened its doors to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and tour of our facility. Since then, Big Fish has consistently removed 90+ % of the high-strength septage waste pollutants as measured by BOD, TSS, Total P and Ammonia-N.

Our new screw press operation, launched in July, has enhanced the Big Fish process even further.

Licensed by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ), Big Fish Environmental is the only organization--public or private--to address the issue of septage treatment and disposal using our unique technology, and now serves Charlevoix, Southern Emmet and Otsego counties. Big Fish also contracts with other haulers outside of these areas.

Big Fish is a member of the National Association of Wastewater Transporters, Inc. (NAWT), the National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association (NOWRA), and the Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment (CIDWT).

Pumper magazine's Scottie Dayton recently met with John Campbell to talk about the Big Fish process and published their interview in Pumper's June 2007 issue.

For more information, please e-mail us at info@bigfishenvironmental.com.