Industry Links
|
|
|
|
|
|
Link to Us
Copy and paste this html code where you want the link:
The above image will appear there.
Definitions
Absorption Field aka Leech Bed, Drain Field, etc... - Area where the effluent is introduced.
Conventional System - System where the existing ground is capable of treating and dispersal of the effluent.
Effluent Filter - Filter that filters out particles that are larger than 1/8 of an inch in size.
Mound System - System where the existing ground is NOT capable of treating and dispersal of the effluent. A suitable fill material (sand) is used to create a vertical seperation of three feet from the effluent dispersal to the recorded seasonally high groundwater mark.
POWTS - Private Onsite Wastewater Treatment System
Pump Chamber - Septic tank that contains a pump. Effluent is typically pumped to another tank, distribution box, or an absorption field.
Septic Tank - Storage facility for sewage. Bacterial breakdown of the sewage happens here.
Settling Tank aka Septic Tank - Tank where heavier particles (solids) within the sewage sink to the bottom while the liquid moves through the system.
Sewage - Wastewater from the house. Contains fecal coliform bacteria exceeding 200 CFU per 100 ml.
Sewer - Means of transporting sewage from the house to the septic tank
Water Table aka Goundwater - level at which the ground water pressure is equal to atmospheric pressure.