Sanitary sewer
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A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings to a sewage treatment plant or disposal.
Sanitary sewer installation with PVC pipe. Sanitary sewers are sized to carry the amount of sewage generated by the collection area. These sewers are much smaller than combined sewers, which are designed to also carry surface runoff.
Manhole access to sewer
Schematic of a conventional sanitary sewer to convey blackwater and greywater from households to a centralized sewage treatment facility.
A manhole cover for a sanitary sewer access point.
Sewage treatment
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Sewage treatment is a type of wastewater treatment which aims to remove contaminants from sewage to produce an effluent that is suitable for discharge to the surrounding environment or an intended reu
Sanitary sewer
…A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal. Sanitary sewers are a type of gravity sewer and are part of an overall system called a "sewage system" or sewerage. Sanitary sewers serving…
Activated sludge sewage treatment plant in Massachusetts, US
Rural Kansas lagoon on private property
Aeration tank of activated sludge sewage treatment plant (fine-bubble diffusers) near Adelaide, Australia
A poorly maintained anaerobic treatment pond in Kariba, Zimbabwe (sludge needs to be removed)