[HairOfTheDog]

this time he's got a new high-tech "active" system

What does he mean "active"?

[Ramius]

Active, as in electric. And chemical. I've heard of some of these things that require only a fraction of the drainfield, and the output is basically clean water. It's the volume of water that is, of course, the main cause of consternation, not so much the quality thereof.