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  2. Why do some Pierce County homeowners have to pay for septic ...

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    The $195 quote Hemley’s Septic Service provided for inspecting Van Antwerp’s septic system was before adding the mandatory filing fees. The team also pumped his system during their visit. The ...

  3. List of Dirty Jobs episodes - Wikipedia

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    Revisit of jobs involving tight spaces: stripping and painting inside of Mackinac Bridge tower ("Bridge Painter"), replacing pipe underneath house ("Plumber"), KC-135R Stratotanker fuel tank cleaner and boom operator ("Fuel Tank Cleaner"), Stamford hurricane barrier zinc anode changer ("Bell Maker"), storm drain cleaner ("Mushroom Farmer ...

  4. Vacuum truck - Wikipedia

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    Vacuum truck. A vacuum truck, vacuum tanker, vactor truck, vactor, vac-con truck, vac-con is a tank truck that has a pump and a tank. The pump is designed to pneumatically suck liquids, sludges, slurries, or the like from a location (often underground) into the tank of the truck. The objective is to enable transport of the liquid material via ...

  5. Septic tank - Wikipedia

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    A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater (sewage) flows for basic sewage treatment. [ 2 ] Settling and anaerobic digestion processes reduce solids and organics, but the treatment efficiency is only moderate (referred to as "primary treatment"). [ 2 ]

  6. Pit latrine - Wikipedia

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    A pit latrine, also known as pit toilet, is a type of toilet that collects human waste in a hole in the ground. [2] Urine and feces enter the pit through a drop hole in the floor, which might be connected to a toilet seat or squatting pan for user comfort. [2] Pit latrines can be built to function without water (dry toilet) or they can have a ...

  7. Septic drain field - Wikipedia

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    Septic drain fields, also called leach fields or leach drains, are subsurface wastewater disposal facilities used to remove contaminants and impurities from the liquid that emerges after anaerobic digestion in a septic tank. Organic materials in the liquid are catabolized by a microbial ecosystem. A septic drain field, a septic tank, and ...

  8. 43 Really Odd Jobs That Actually Exist (And Actually Pay ...

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    4. Professional Mourner. Pay: $28,000 per year. This seems sad for many reasons, but if no one is going to a funeral you're overseeing, you can hire someone to sit in (and, in the case of ...

  9. Aerobic treatment system - Wikipedia

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    Aerobic treatment system. An aerobic treatment system (ATS), often called an aerobic septic system, is a small scale sewage treatment system similar to a septic tank system, but which uses an aerobic process for digestion rather than just the anaerobic process used in septic systems. These systems are commonly found in rural areas where public ...