WHAT IS A SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANT?

A typical sewage treatment plant

A sewage treatment plant is a system that uses natural biological aerobic action to treat sewage to a very clean level. A septic tank is a holding chamber that separates solids from sewage to produce an untreated effluent.

Sewage treatment plants are now produced by a large number of different manufacturers. All of the systems are based on producing a final effluent quality significantly cleaner than that produced from a septic tank.

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