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  2. Septic drain field - Wikipedia

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    Septic tank and drain field microorganisms have very limited capability for catabolizing petroleum products and chlorinated solvents, and cannot remove dissolved metals; however, some may be absorbed into septic tank sludge or drain field soils, and concentrations may be diluted by other groundwater in the vicinity of the drain field. Cleaning ...

  3. Septic tank - Wikipedia

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    Mainly because of water leaching from the effluent drains of a lot of closely spaced septic systems, [39] many council districts (e.g. Sunshine Coast, Queensland) have banned septic systems, and require them to be replaced with much more expensive small-scale sewage treatment systems that actively pump air into the tank, producing an aerobic ...

  4. Effluent sewer - Wikipedia

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    Effluent sewer systems, also called septic tank effluent gravity (STEG), solids-free sewer (SFS), or septic tank effluent drainage (STED) systems, have septic tanks that collect sewage from residences and businesses, and the liquid fraction of sewage that comes out of the tank is conveyed to a downstream receiving body such as either a ...

  5. French drain - Wikipedia

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    French drains are primarily used to prevent ground and surface water from penetrating or damaging building foundations and as an alternative to open ditches or storm sewers for streets and highways. Alternatively, French drains may be used to distribute water, such as a septic drain field at the outlet of a typical septic tank sewage treatment ...

  6. Onsite sewage facility - Wikipedia

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    If left completely undisturbed and exposed to the open air through a vent, the sludge and scum in a settling tank will eventually be turned completely into low-odor compost. By building two tanks side by side, and diverting sewage between them, one tank can be allowed to rest while the other is in use, and the resting tank can be safely and ...

  7. 3-year-old dies after falling into neighbor's septic tank in ...

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    The 3-year-old was in the backyard playing with his 4-year-old brother and a neighbor on Sunday when he removed the septic tank's lid and fell in.

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