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Save The River! Thousand Islands – Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! Thousand Islands - Clayton NY on the St. Lawrence River

Save The River! is a non-profit, member-based environmental organization whose mission is to preserve and protect the ecological integrity of the Upper St. Lawrence River through advocacy, education and research.

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Sewage Treatment Systems

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In this section, two types of wastewater treatment tanks will be discussed: anaerobic (septic tank) and aerobic. Both types of tanks treat toilet waste (blackwater) and wastewater from sinks and baths (greywater) in conjunction with a secondary treatment such as a leach field.

Both processes use “bugs” or bacteria to break down pollutants. In the aerobic process, the bacteria require oxygen to break pollutants down into carbon dioxide and water. Anaerobic processes work without oxygen and produce methane and other gases.

A third type of system, the holding tank, which should only be considered as a last alternative, is discussed at the end of this section.

 

Aerobic, Conventional & STS, Composting toilet
For: new and replacement installations where conventional-sized leach fields are not possible and/or where proximity to water table, open water, wells or personal bias dictates the maximum treatment of effluent.

Four options that will improve your system’s performance:

  1. Low flush toilets
  2. Biomat leach field systems
  3. Leach field pre-filter
  4. Aerobic septic tanks

Types of Sewage Treatment Systems

  • Anaerobic Tanks
  • Alternative Locations for a Septic System
  • How to Check a Septic Tank
  • Aerobic Tanks
  • Holding Tanks

Save The River was designated the Upper St. Lawrence Riverkeeper and is a member of the international Waterkeeper Alliance. The Waterkeeper Alliance is the world’s fastest growing environmental movement, with more than 300+ local Waterkeepers patrolling rivers, lakes and coastal waterways on 6 continents

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