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Community-Managed Septic Systems: A Viable Alternative to Sewage Treatment Plants

CED-78-168 Published: Nov 03, 1978. Publicly Released: Nov 03, 1978.
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Wastewater generated by homes and businesses is either transported by sewers to central facilities for treatment and disposal or treated and disposed of onsite by some type of septic system. Because septic systems have performed ineffectively, they have come to be regarded as temporary methods of wastewater treatment. Septic systems generally fail, however, as a result of human error or neglect.

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