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Average Residential Strength Wastewater

Septic Systems Demystified

Nutrient Reduction by Septic Systems
Total Suspended Solids Biological Oxygen Demand Total Nitrogen
300

200 100 0 mg/L

Septic Tank
Must be pumped out for further treatment.

Infiltration

detected up to 2/3rd of a mile away

Effluent Plume

Well Capture Area

Saturated with water, no air, flows in one direction.

Groundwater

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Septic Systems Demystified Citations

Froese, Kenneth, Kevin Frankowski, Cathy Ryan, Angus Chu. OnSite Wastewater Treatment Systems in Subdivisions. Project No SH/SWA H01-2009 Final Report. 29 September 2009. Gerba,C.P. and S.F. McNabb. 1981. Microbial aspects of groundwater pollution. ASM News 47:326-329. USEPA 2002: Onsite Treatment Systems Manual EPA/625/R-00/008 Pie Charts, sources of nutrients Figure 3-7 Infiltration based on 10-40% removal N, 85-95% removal of P, 90-98% removal BOD5, Figure 3-17 Septic Effluent, Figure 3-19