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Reuse of Reclaimed Wastewater- Disinfection to Protect Public Health
https://setll.osu.edu/node/104
Reuse of treated wastewater through irrigation is a great alternative to traditional methods. This option recycles nutrients and reduces the demand of clean water for irrigation. Any synthetic chemical or biological process is better carried out through s ...
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Sand and Media Bioreactors for Wastewater Treatment for Ohio Communities
https://setll.osu.edu/node/101
Due to strict regulations regarding dumping wastewater in streams, a cheap and effective option to treat wastewater is needed. A well-established option is using sand bioreactors, also known as sand filters. Advances in recent years has made t ...
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Mound Systems: Pressure Distribution of Wastewater
https://setll.osu.edu/node/100
An alternative to traditional sand bioreactor systems is mound systems. Sand fill is used above ground to pretreat the wastewater before it flows through the natural soil of the land. A pump placed in the dosing tank is used to distribute the wastewater e ...
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Suitability of Ohio Soils for Treating Wastewater
Soil has an ability to purify wastewater so that the treated water is suitable to be reintroduced into the environment. In order to remove pollutants, the soil must at least be unsaturated, deep, and permeable to air and water. The National Cooperative So ...
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Wastewater Treatment Principles and Regulations
Sewage treatment begins with the separation of large solids and debris. Water is then left in tanks so that large particle will settle at the bottom and grease will rise to the top. Three methods are availiable to take the clarified wastewater and mix it ...
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Wastewater Management in Rural Communities
Three options to treat the wastewater: 1) Gather all the wastewater in a community, treat, have the water flow into a stream. 2) Gather all the wastewater in a community, treat, use irrigation to discharge water. 3) Manage individual home treatment system ...
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Simple Gray Water Systems
Wastewater from bathing or washing clothes is called gray water. Gray water can be recycled in Ohio, but should be dispersed within a few hours to prevent odors. Systems can take water from each fixture in the home and individually disperse to a subsurfac ...
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Gray Water Recycling in Ohio
Gray water is wastewater from bathing and washing clothes. Since is has organic matter, it can start to smell after awhile. There are four ways to have a gray water system in Ohio. To read the full text, click here. ...
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Septic Tank- Mound System
For land with shallow soils and a limiting condition, a mound system may be the alternative. The sand is layered by gravel, which is layered by the distribution system. Above the system, topsoil can be home to non-woody plants. Property owners must mainta ...
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Using Soil to Remove Pollutants From Wastewater
Soil that is being used as a wastewater treatment must be unsaturated, deep, and permeable to air and water in order to perform well. Only 16% of Ohio’s soil is ideal for traditional septic systems. Filtering, naturally occurring microbes, and adsorption ...