thanks john,
I'm still in the planning stages. I want to know before I start the project what my limitations are and what guide lines I should follow. To start with I'd like to try building a methane digester with an oil drum as the slurry tank and collect the gas in a separate container. In the future I'll be buying a piece of undeveloped property and eventually installing an underground cement and brick tank to collect gas for domestic use. I'm planning to use the anaerobic digester as the only waste collection system for the house instead of a traditional septic tank and the digested solids will become fertilizer for the garden. Would it still be considered a septic tank? Can I build my own septic tank and siphon methane from it and remove the solids or would this be a completely different type of waste system with different rules? As I understand the rules for a septic tank I'll need a permit from the local health inspector and the tank and drain field must meet certain codes. Do I have any wiggly room to deviate from the traditional septic tank system?
