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2. Septic tank - Wikipedia

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   Groundwater pollution, water pollution e.g. during floods [ 1 ] 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 ...

3. 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 ...

4. 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 ...

5. 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 ...

6. Sewage treatment - Wikipedia

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   Sewage treatment (or domestic wastewater treatment, municipal wastewater treatment) is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable to discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reuse application, thereby preventing water pollution from raw sewage discharges. [2]

7. Sewage - Wikipedia

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   Sewage (or domestic wastewater) consists of wastewater discharged from residences and from commercial, institutional and public facilities that exist in the locality. [2]: 10 Sewage is a mixture of water (from the community's water supply), human excreta (feces and urine), used water from bathrooms, food preparation wastes, laundry wastewater, and other waste products of normal living.