GROUP 6 Flashcards
A general term that includes all used water discharged by households, commercial and industrial establishments
Wastewater
A wastewater that typically contains the residues of washing processes.
Graywater
It is a watertight, covered container designed to settle out and hold solid wastes and partially treat wastewater with beneficial bacteria
Septic Tank
A type of septic tank that is light, durable, rustproof and inexpensive
Plastic
It is a multistage process designed to restore the quality of wastewater before it reenters a body of water such as a stream, river, or lake
Sewage Treatment
It is processed and non-processed wastewater from manufacturing, laboratory, and mining operations.
Industrial Wastewater
What components are usually included in an on-site sewage treatment system?
Building sewer, septic tank, drainage/disposal field
These are substitutes for a septic tank.
Aerobic Septic Tank
Tanks that use air pumps to circulate oxygen through the waste and the additional oxygen increases bacterial activity.
Aerobic Septic Tank
Aerobic Tank consist of the following except:
Diffuser Chamber
How many float switches does a Pump Chamber have?
3
What type of drainage field uses geotextile fabric to protect the underground pipe and the soil?
Gravel-Less Drain Fields
A drainage field that includes a pump tank and an electrical control system.
Low-Pressure Dosing Drainage Field
The drainage field that sprays the disinfected waste water onto the ground surface.
Spray Distribution
What is the underground pipe that have small holes where the clarified liquid waste passes through?
Perforated Pipes
