i_have_no_enemies@lemmy.world to Mildly Infuriating@lemmy.worldEnglish · 11 months agoPercentage of sewage being released to the Environment without treatmentlemmy.worldimagemessage-square56fedilinkarrow-up1395arrow-down17
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minus-squareTaco@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·11 months agoIn the US, in urban areas, the sewage system handles all waste water, and is treated before being reintroduced to waterways. Rural areas, there is no sewage system. Every building without a connection to a sewer has a septic tank.
minus-squareemergencyfood@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·11 months agoThat’s interesting. I guess our governments just decided that the cost of treating sewage is too high, and so mandated septic tanks instead.
In the US, in urban areas, the sewage system handles all waste water, and is treated before being reintroduced to waterways. Rural areas, there is no sewage system. Every building without a connection to a sewer has a septic tank.
That’s interesting. I guess our governments just decided that the cost of treating sewage is too high, and so mandated septic tanks instead.