Septic system: an overview
Do you know where the waters from shower or bath, laundry or dishes, or toilet flushes go? It ends up in one of the two places – an on-site septic system or a public sewer system. Septic and cisterns are quite common in rural locations: septic tanks to collect the waste water and cisterns for drinkable water. In that sense, cistern septic systems hold great importance. Leaving cisterns for later, let’s talk about on-site septic systems here: An on-site septic system is primarily recommended in rural locations where connectivity to a public sewer system is not available. Septic systems here consist of two parts: a septic tank and a drain field. A septic tank It can be a plastic or concrete container that remains underground and connected via drainpipe to a home or business. The size of the septic tank depends on the location and the occupants. It acts as a small, temporary holding and treatment tank for wastewater. The purpose It fills with wastewater, which gets separated in...