Webinar | Onsite Wastewater Series: Onsite Wastewater Treatment Processes

This 1-hour webinar aims to provide an in-depth exploration of the physical, chemical, and microbiological processes in onsite wastewater systems, highlighting their role in effective treatment and water quality protection. Designed to offer insight into the core mechanisms of these systems, this session explains how septic tanks and leachfields function at a foundational level.

Viewers will be able to gain a better understanding on how to do the following:

Define the fixed growth process in wastewater treatment.

Describe the key characteristics of domestic wastewater entering onsite systems.

Explain the treatment processes occurring in septic tanks and leachfields, including physical, chemical, and microbiological aspects.

Trace the path of wastewater through the treatment process and understand the fate of wastewater solids.

Assess how malfunctioning onsite systems can affect groundwater quality.
Interpret percolation test results and understand their relevance to the effectiveness of treatment.

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