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2. Grinder pump - Wikipedia

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   Grinder pumps can be installed in the basement or in the yard. If installed in the yard, the holding tank must be buried deep enough that the pump and sewage pipes are below the frost line. A grinder pump is different from a sump pump or effluent pump. There are two types of grinder pumps, semi-positive displacement (SPD) and centrifugal.

3. Pittsburgh toilet - Wikipedia

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   The most popular explanation for the Pittsburgh toilet is related to Pittsburgh's status as a major industrial city in the 20th century. According to this explanation, toilets such as these were said to be used by steelworkers and miners who, grimy from the day's labor, could use an exterior door to enter the basement directly from outside and use the basement's shower and toilet before ...

4. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

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   Sanitary sewer overflow can occur due to blocked or broken sewer lines, infiltration of excessive stormwater or malfunction of pumps. In these cases untreated sewage is discharged from a sanitary sewer into the environment prior to reaching sewage treatment facilities. To avoid such overflows, maintenance is required.

5. Telescopic toilet - Wikipedia

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   Telescopic toilets were first invented and installed in the Netherlands in the form of telescopic urinals. [6] In 2002 they were introduced in London for night time use, with more being installed in 2012. [1] [6] By 2014 there were over 200 across Sweden, Belgium, Denmark, the United Kingdom, and the Netherlands.

6. List of countries by access to improved sanitation facilities

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   The Joint Monitoring Programme for Water Supply and Sanitation of WHO and UNICEF has defined improved sanitation as follows: flush toilet, [4] connection to a piped sewer system, connection to a septic system, flush/pour-flush to a pit latrine, ventilated improved pit (VIP) latrine, pit latrine with slab, composting toilet and/or some special ...

7. Vacuum sewer - Wikipedia

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   Schematic of a vacuum sewer system A vacuum toilet at Lau Fau Shan Roundabout in Hong Kong A portable vacuum sewer system on the underside of a train carriage, serving the vacuum toilet and sink inside the train. A vacuum sewer or pneumatic sewer system is a method of transporting sewage from its source to a sewage treatment plant.