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Technology Fact Sheets

EPA has developed a series of fact sheets on alternative onsite wastewater technologies, such as aerobic treatment, recirculating sand filters, and mound systems.

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Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Aerobic Treatment (PDF 8 pp, 54KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 10 pp, 192KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Evapotranspiration (PDF 6 pp, 87KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Low-Pressure Pipe Systems (PDF 7 pp, 59KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Mound Systems (PDF 7 pp, 201KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septage Treatment/Disposal (PDF 7 pp, 52KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 10 pp, 174KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic System Tanks (PDF 4 pp, 168KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Effluent Screens (PDF 4 pp, 116KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Leaching Chamber (PDF 7 pp, 83KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Systems for Large Flow Application (PDF 10 pp, 504KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 14 pp, 308KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank-Soil Absorption Systems (PDF 8 pp, 74KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 10 pp, 167KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Small Diameter Gravity Sewer (PDF 7 pp, 66KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 9 pp, 209KB)
Decentralized Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Types of Filters (PDF 4 pp, 37KB)
Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Control Panels (PDF 5 pp, 735KB)
Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Recirculating Sand Filters (PDF 7 pp, 129KB)
Decentralized Treatment Systems Technology Fact Sheet: Septic Tank Polishing (PDF 4 pp, 91KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Disinfection for Small Systems (PDF 10 pp, 316KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Free Water Surface Wetlands (PDF 8 pp, 88KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 10 pp, 204KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: High-Efficiency Toilets (PDF 5 pp, 43KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Intermittent Sand Filters (PDF 7 pp, 84KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 9 pp, 203KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Ozone Disinfection (PDF 7 pp, 40KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 9 pp, 181KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Package Plants (PDF 12 pp, 75KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Sewers, Pressure (PDF 9 pp, 246KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Ultraviolet Disinfection (PDF 7 pp, 93K) or Spanish Version (PDF 9 pp, 228KB)
Wastewater Technology Fact Sheet: Wetlands: Subsurface Flow (PDF 9 pp, 105KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 13 pp, 222KB)
Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Compositing Toilets (PDF 7 pp, 1,000KB) or Spanish Version (PDF 9 pp, 211KB)
Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Incinerating Toilets (PDF 5 pp, 58KB)
Water Efficiency Technology Fact Sheet: Oil Recirculating Toilets (PDF 4 pp, 41KB)

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