LONG ISLAND SEWERS

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SEWERS?SEWER PIPES AND STORM DRAINS

1. SEWER PIPES FROM HOMESWHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SEWERS?

Carries human waste and detergents and household cleaners, etc.

WHERE DOES THE SEWAGE GO? SEWER PIPES FROM YOUR HOMES AND BUSINESSES LEAD TO SEWAGE TREATMENT PLANTS.

HOW IS SEWAGE TREATED?1. SCREENS2. SETTLING TANK3. SOLIDS TO A

SLUDGE TANK 4. DRYING LAGOON5. DRIED SLUDGE IS

RECYCLED.

OR1. SCREENS2. SETTLING TANK3. WATER TO A

BIOLOGICAL FILTER 4. SETTLING TANK5. LAGOON AND TO A

WATERWAY

HOW IS SEWAGE TREATED?1. SCREENS CATCH LARGE DEBRIS THAT GOT PUT DOWN

A DRAIN/TOILET.2. SETTLING TANKS ALLOW SOLID PARTICLES TO SINK TO

THE BOTTOM.3. SOLIDS ARE SENT TO SLUDGE TANKS AND DRYING

LAGOONS. 4. DRIED SLUDGE IS RECYCLED AS FERTILIZER OR

DISPOSED OF AS GARBAGE.5. WASTE WATER IS FILTERED AND TREATED TO KILL

MICROORGANISMS. CHEMICALS ARE NOT REMOVED. 6. TREATED WATER IS RELEASED INTO NEARBY

WATERWAYS.

WHAT ARE THE TWO TYPES OF SEWERS? 2. STORM SEWERS FROM ROADS

STORM DRAINS LEAD TO “SUMPS” OR

WATERWAYS.

“SUMPS” ARE DRAINAGE BASINS FOR ROADWAYS. WATER TRANSPORTED THERE WILL SEEP INTO THE GROUND.

STORM SEWERS ALSO DRAIN TO LOCAL WATERWAYS. TRANSPORTING ANYTHING IN THE STREET WITH IT. OIL, SALT, FERTILIZERS, GASOLINE, TIRE AND BRAKE RESIDUE, PET WASTE, CIGARETTES, LEAVES, ETC.

WHAT ARE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD WASTE?

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WHAT ARE ALTERNATIVE WAYS TO DISPOSE OF HOUSEHOLD SEWAGE?SEPTIC TANKS AND CESSPOOLS COLLECT WASTE AND USE BACTERIA TO BREAK IT DOWN. TREATED WATER IS RELEASED INTO THE GROUND.

SUMMARY: HOUSEHOLD SEWAGE MUST BE TREATED BEFORE THE WATER CAN BE RETURNED TO THE ENVIRONMENT.

STORMS DRAINS SHOULD LEAD TO DRAINAGE BASINS SO HARMFUL POLLUTANTS ARE KEPET OUT OF WATERWAYS.

TAKE CARE WHAT YOU PUT DOWN ANY DRAIN ... MOST OF THEM ON LONG ISLAND LEAD TO A WATERWAY.