Sewage in Your Home
1. Sewage in Your Home
Do you know how sewage is handled in your home? Do you have a personal septic tank or is there a sewage management facility in your community?
Determine how sewage is handled in your home. Post your results.
2. Wastewater Treatment
There are several ways to treat wastewater and the sludge resulting from the treatment process. Wastewater is often released in different areas depending on where you live.
- Do you know where the wastewater from your community goes?
- Take a moment to check the local treatment plant’s website, or stop by and visit or give them a call and find out the answers to the following questions. Post your results.
Discussion Area Question:
1. By visiting a wastewater treatment plant near you, checking their website, or making a phone call, determine
a. What is used to disinfect water: chlorine or ozone?
b. Upon treatment, where is the wastewater released?
c. What methods are used to treat sludge?
2. Visit the EPA sites and write a brief report (250 words) on guidelines for treatment of sewage.
https://www.epa.gov/
https://www.epa.gov/biosolids#
ALWAYS cite your sources in MLA or APA format.
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Sewage Management
Sewage in the Home
Do you know how sewage is handled in your home? Do you have a personal septic tank or is there a sewage management facility in your community?
There is a sewage management facility within the community managed and operated by the local governments. All the sewage from the community is treated by the facility. The facility is effective because managing a persona septic tank is costly, thus unaffordable to many people.
Wastewater Treatment
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