Management of Individual Mechanical Sewage-Treatment Systems: How Much Is Needed?

Over 2,600 individual mechanical sewage-treatment systems were studied to determine if mandatory maintenance contracts and semiannual inspections with effluent sample collection are adequate to meet discharge standards. The following discharge standards were set: 20 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for f...

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Published in:Journal of environmental health 2001-05, Vol.63 (9), p.22-25
Main Authors: Mancl, Karen, Vollmer, Michael
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agricultural management
Bacteria
County ordinances
Environmental health
Environmental regulations
FEATURES
Fecal coliforms
Humans
Illinois
Industrial effluents
Maintenance and repair
Management
Quality Control
Rural areas
Rural sewage disposal
Sewage
Sewage disposal
Sewage disposal plants
Sewage disposal, Rural
Sewage effluent
Sewage treatment
Waste Management - economics
Waste Management - standards
Wastewater treatment
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Summary:Over 2,600 individual mechanical sewage-treatment systems were studied to determine if mandatory maintenance contracts and semiannual inspections with effluent sample collection are adequate to meet discharge standards. The following discharge standards were set: 20 milligrams per liter (mg/L) for five-day biochemical oxygen demand (BODâ‚…), 20 mg/L for total suspended solids (TSS), and 400 organisms per 100 milliliters for fecal coliform bacteria. In 1997,67 percent of the individual mechanical sewage-treatment systems discharging in Will County, Illinois, were in violation of at least one discharge standard. The overall cost of management, shared by the homeowners and the county health department, ranged from $350 to $725 per year.
ISSN:0022-0892