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Onsite Wastewater Treatment

 

Onsite Wastewater Treatment

Find more information at our site on Wastewater Treatment and Reuse.

About 45,000 on-site wastewater treatment systems are installed annually in Texas to treat wastewater from rural and suburban homes as well as from small businesses. An on-site wastewater treatment system collects, treats and applies wastewater to the soil.

By definition, wastewater managed by an on-site system cannot leave the property where it is generated. The water can evaporate into the air, transpire through plants or move through the soil to groundwater.

An effective on-site system removes wastewater from the home, treats and distributes the wastewater, and protects our water resources.

Publications

Food Service Wastewater Characteristics as Influenced by Management Practice and Primary Cuisine Type
O. A. Garza, B. J. Lesikar, R. A. Persyn, A. L. Kenimer, M. T. Anderson

Food-Service Establishment Wastewater Characterization
O. A. Garza, B. J. Lesikar, R. A. Persyn, A. L. Kenimer, M. T. Anderson

Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Factsheets
Bruce Lesikar

Onsite Wastewater Treatment Systems Videos
Bruce Lesikar

Links

Consortium of Institutes for Decentralized Wastewater Treatment

Onsite Wastewater Treatment and Reuse, Texas AgriLife Extension Service

Texas A&M University · Texas AgriLife Research · Texas AgriLife Extension Service