Sanitary Sewer Overflows: Risks and Homeowner Responsibilities
HENV-709: Sanitary Sewer Overflows: Risks and Homeowner Responsibilities
Authored by: Amanda A. Gumbert Lee Moser
Abstract
A sewer system is an underground network of pipes that carries sewage and wastewater from homes and businesses to a treatment plant. There are two types of sewer systems. Modern sanitary sewer systems are designed to be a separate network of pipes and infrastructure from those that manage stormwater; these are known as separate sanitary sewers. Some municipalities still have combined sewers that manage both sanitary sewage and stormwater in the same pipes; these are known as combined sewers.
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English
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