Septic systems can be a threat to the quality of groundwater and health problems if not properly maintained. The water may contain discharged at the bottom of a septic system, nitrates and phosphorus, the groundwater and contaminate nearby surface waters, lakes, rivers and streams.
Houses that are not connected to municipal sewer systems need a place for their wastewater discharge. This is achieved through the construction of a septic system, which consists of a septicTank and drainage field. The water of the first to add a pool house, where they are separate solids from liquids drained. In the process of separation, increased fat storage in the top of the liquid and solid heavier on the bottom. The fat and other solids lighter to stay floating on top of the tank clean, and most of the heavier solids are decomposed by bacteria, the other, which do not decompose even get pumped at the time of a tank cleaning. When the tank fills up and the 'Separation process is completed, the water that comes out of a tank outlet flap, exhaust is a field on their property, built in stone and pipes, or other methods, such as dry wells, galleries or intruders.
The water enters the drainage seeps into the ground and, finally, in a land-source evaporates or is absorbed by plants. These are natural methods of reclamation, occur when a septic system works properly.
TheContamination of natural waters, groundwater and surface water from a septic system can be made from a variety of reasons. The poor positioning of a drain field can supply the water, which so far only partially addressed in a water source, may allow poorly designed irrigation fields of the raw water to escape before the treatment is completed. Clogged pipes can cause raw sewage overflows and surface patterns can be developed at a very high groundConcentration of wastewater in a particular area is limited so that creeps to the surface and flow directly into surface water sources.
Septic systems are a major source of groundwater pollution that leads to outbreaks of waterborne diseases, along with health problems. Bacteria, protozoa and viruses that are in the waste water can cause a variety of medical illnesses, including gastro-intestinal diseases, cholera, hepatitis A and typhoid.
The correctMaintenance of a septic system is very important in preventing contamination of groundwater, along with watching for signs of failure due to other causes.
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