A soak pit or a soakaway is a closed porous chamber that is directly connected to a primary treatment unit of residential or commercial building. It serves the

Sedimentation is the process of removing suspended coarser particles in water by settling down them to the bottom of tank. For a particle to settle down, the fl

Recycling of wastewater is done to treat the wastewater to a level suitable for various purposes. Water recycling is reusing treated waste water for beneficial

An on-site wastewater treatment system (OWTS) includes four major stages; identifying the source of wastewater, collection and storage of wastewater, pre-treatm

Population forecasting is defined as the method of determining the expected population for a particular design period of a water supply system with the help of

What is pH of Water?
pH of water is a measure of amount of hydrogen ions that is present in the water. It determines if the water is alkaline or acidic in natur

Onsite wastewater treatment system (OWTS) is a privately owned and maintained sewage disposal system that treats wastewater and produces disinfected effluent, w

Methods of Solid Waste Disposal and Management
Methods of solid waste disposal and management are as below:

Open burning
Dumping into the sea
Sanitary Landfill

There are four techniques used to set grade and line in the construction of sanitary sewer system. One of these methods or combination thereof may be used in th