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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Aerobic Treatment
Fact sheet that describes aerobic wastewater treatment systems and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-00-031). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Evapotranspiration
Fact sheet that describes evapotranspiration wastewater treatment systems and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-00-033). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Low-Pressure Pipe Systems
Fact sheet that describes low-pressure pipe systems for wastewater treatment and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-99-076). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Mound Systems
Fact sheet that describes mound systems for wastewater treatment and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-99-074). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septage Treatment/Disposal
Fact sheet that describes septage treatment and disposal and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-99-068). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic System Tanks
Fact sheet that describes the septic system tank as part of a wastewater treatment system and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-00-040). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Effluent Screens
Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2003 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Leaching Chamber
Fact sheet that describes septic tank leaching chambers for wastewater treatment and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-00-044). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Systems for Large Flow Application
Fact sheet that describes septic tank systems for large-flow facilities and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-00-079). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank-Soil Absorption Systems
Fact sheet that describes septic system tanks and soil absorption systems and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-99-075). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Small Diameter Gravity Sewer
Fact sheet that describes small-diameter gravity sewers in a wastewater treatment system and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-00-038). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Types of Filters
Fact sheet that describes filters for septic systems. The primary purpose of improving the quality of the effluent from a septic tank system is to provide a cleaner effluent and, in some cases, to address local environmental conditions. Effluent filtering might be necessary because of site constraints, regulations or other limiting factors. Sand filters in various configurations are one of many traditional technologies applied to decentralized systems. These filters are located at the effluent side of the septic tank to remove solids (EPA 832-F-00-034). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Control Panels
Fact sheet that describes control panels as part of some wastewater treatment systems and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-02-006). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2002 |
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Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Recirculating Sand Filters
Fact sheet that describes recirculating sand filters for wastewater treatment and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-99-079). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Polishing
Fact sheet that describes septic system tank polishing and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-02-021). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2002 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Disinfection for Small Systems
Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2003 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Free Water Surface Wetlands
Fact sheet that discusses the composition, design goals and use of constructed free water surface wetlands for wastewater treatment. Provides information on advantages and disadvantages, applicability, performance, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-00-024). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: High-Efficiency Toilets
Fact sheet designed to answer questions regarding national water use standards for high-efficiency toilets, offer consumer tips, and discuss issues related to performance, limitations, and costs of the new technologies in this area (EPA 832-F-00-047). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Intermittent Sand Filters
Fact sheet that describes intermittent sand filters as wastewater treatment systems and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-99-067). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Ozone Disinfection
Fact sheet that describes ozone disinfection for wastewater treatment. Provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-99-063). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Package Plants
Fact sheet that describes common types of premanufactured treatment facilities designed for wastewater treatment in small communities or on individual properties. Provides information on the advantages and disadvantages, applicability, performance, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs of each type of facility (EPA 832-F-00-016). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Sewers, Pressure
Fact sheet that discusses advantages and disadvantages, applicability, performance, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs of two main types of pressure sewers systems for use in rural and semirural communities where conventional gravity wastewater collection systems would be costly (EPA 832-F-02-006). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2002 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Ultraviolet Disinfection
Fact sheet that describes ultraviolet disinfection as a wastewater treatment system. Provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-99-064). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Wetlands: Subsurface Flow
Fact sheet that describes subsurface flow wetlands which are specifically designed to treat or polish some types of wastewater and are typically constructed as a bed or channel containing appropriate media. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-00-023). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Compositing Toilets
Fact sheet that describes composting toilets and discusses their applicability and advantages and disadvantages. Also available in Spanish (EPA 832-F-99-066). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Incinerating Toilets
Fact sheet that describes incinerating toilets as water-efficient wastewater treatment systems and provides information on technologies, advantages and disadvantages, design criteria, operation and maintenance, and costs (EPA 832-F-99-072). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/1999 |
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Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Oil Recirculating Toilets
Fact sheet that discusses the advantages and disadvantages, performance, design, operation and maintenance, and costs of toilets that do not require water to operate but instead use mineral oil or other nonaqueous media (EPA 832-F-00-048). Document Type: Technology Fact Sheets Date Published: 09/01/2000 |
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