Flood Conditions and Your Septic System
HENV-507
Flood Conditions and Your Septic System
Flood Conditions and Your Septic System
Authored by: Brad Lee
Abstract
The most common septic systems used in the United States employ soil treatment area to treat and disperse wastewater into the environment. The soil treatment area consists of a network of perforated pipes within gravel-filled trenches. Under normal environmental conditions, well designed and managed septic systems work very well at dispersing wastewater and removing pathogens from the wastewater before they reach groundwater or surface waters.
Core Details
Publication ID
HENV-507
Status
New
Publication Date
September 19, 2012
Series
Multi-Part Series
N/A
Categorical Details
Language
English
Peer Reviewed?
Yes