sewage system
Underground drainage network
A sewage system is the network of pipes, pumps, and treatment facilities that collects and processes wastewater from buildings.
Sewage flows through underground mains to treatment plants, where it's cleaned before discharge into waterways.
Most urban areas rely on municipal sewage systems; rural properties often use septic tanks instead.
The city's aging sewage system couldn't handle the storm runoff.
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
- filtrationSeparating solids from liquids
aeration · sedimentation · clarifiers · hydraulics · bioreactors · biofilms · conveyance · flow rates
Those that cut off
- pumping stationsFacilities that move fluids
- manholesStreet-level underground entries
- septic tanksBuried sewage treatment vessels
- treatment plantsSites that purify waste
outfalls · access points · drainage basins · catchment areas · underground tunnels
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
- waterborne diseasesIllnesses from contaminated aquatic sources
parasites · E. coli · giardia · cryptosporidium · disease prevention · sanitary conditions · epidemics · infection control
Laws governing property development
- urban developmentGrowth of metropolitan areas
- capacity planningEstimating future resource requirements
- infrastructure investmentSpending on foundational systems
- building codesLaws governing structure safety
population growth · municipal services · capital improvements · environmental impact · permitting · master planning · sustainability
Environmental harm from waste
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
- industrial wasteByproducts from manufacturing processes
- beach closuresBanning public shore access
leakage · illegal dumping · microplastics · eutrophication · algae blooms · fish kills · water quality
Waste disposal fixtures
- latrinesCommunal pit toilets
- waste disposalRemoving and processing garbage
- greywaterLight household wastewater
- blackwaterToilet waste or tannin-stained swamp
biosolids · human waste · composting toilets · sanitation workers · night soil · cesspool
pipes
Cylindrical fluid carriers
- wastewaterContaminated drainage from buildings
- treatmentCare for an ailment
- pumpingForcing flow mechanically
filtration · aeration · sedimentation · clarifiers · hydraulics · bioreactors · biofilms · conveyance · flow rates · manholes
interceptors
Those that cut off
- pumping stationsFacilities that move fluids
- manholesStreet-level underground entries
- septic tanksBuried sewage treatment vessels
treatment plants · outfalls · access points · drainage basins · catchment areas · underground tunnels
cholera
Bacterial disease causing fatal dehydration
- typhoidSalmonella-caused systemic infection
- hepatitisInflammatory liver condition
- dysenteryBloody intestinal infection
waterborne diseases · parasites · E. coli · giardia · cryptosporidium · disease prevention · sanitary conditions · epidemics · infection control · public health
zoning regulations
Laws governing property development
- urban developmentGrowth of metropolitan areas
- capacity planningEstimating future resource requirements
- infrastructure investmentSpending on foundational systems
building codes · population growth · municipal services · capital improvements · environmental impact · permitting · master planning · sustainability
pollution
Environmental harm from waste
- pathogensDisease-causing microorganisms
- heavy metalsDense metallic environmental contaminants
- industrial wasteByproducts from manufacturing processes
beach closures · leakage · illegal dumping · microplastics · eutrophication · algae blooms · fish kills · water quality
toilets
Waste disposal fixtures
- latrinesCommunal pit toilets
- waste disposalRemoving and processing garbage
- greywaterLight household wastewater
blackwater · biosolids · human waste · composting toilets · sanitation workers · night soil · cesspool
- infrastructurehighways, road construction, railway expansion, power grid, roads
- sanitationcleaning, disinfecting, dry toilet, sanitization, garbage
- systemsecosystems, ecosystem, transportation network, neural network, neural networks
- urban infrastructurepower grid, parking lot, highway, water supply, road network
- building systemsHVAC, plumbing, heating, cooling, ventilation
- infrastructure systemspower grid, plumbing, water treatment, HVAC, ventilation
sewage systemdrinking water supply
Source of safe liquid refreshment
water supply · municipal water supply · water main · freshwater supply · aqueduct
sewage systemfiltration system
Device removing unwanted particles
system, sewer, sewage, systems, systemic, sewers, systematize, systemize, sewerage