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  2. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

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    Sanitary sewers are a type of gravity sewer and are part of an overall system called a "sewage system" or sewerage. Sanitary sewers serving industrial areas may also carry industrial wastewater . In municipalities served by sanitary sewers, separate storm drains may convey surface runoff directly to surface waters.

  3. Onsite sewage facility - Wikipedia

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    Onsite sewage facilities (OSSF), also called septic systems, are wastewater systems designed to treat and dispose of effluent on the same property that produces the wastewater, in areas not served by public sewage infrastructure. A septic tank and drainfield combination is a fairly common type of on-site sewage facility in the Western world.

  4. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  5. History of water supply and sanitation - Wikipedia

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    The system the Indus developed and managed included a number of advanced features. An exceptional example is the Indus city of Lothal (c. 2350–1810 BC). [24] In Lothal, the ruler's house had their own private bathing platform and latrine, which was connected to an open street drain that discharged into the towns dock.

  6. Sewage treatment - Wikipedia

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    Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer.

  7. Detroit unveils federally funded private sewer repair program ...

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    Detroit officials unveiled a program on Thursday to replace private sewer lines for homeowners in neighborhoods hit hard by the June 2021 flooding. ... the city found that 40% of the lines had a ...