Sewage and sewerage of farm homes [1928]

Chapter 2: INTRODUCTION

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Provides practical sanitation principles and step-by-step guidance for disposing of household sewage on farms, defining sewage, sewers, and sewerage while quantifying typical waste. Explains microbial decomposition, the role of air in treatment, and hazards from sewage-borne diseases and parasites with emphasis on preventing contamination of water and food. Describes treatment methods and components such as septic tanks, grease traps, filters, and distribution fields, and stresses design choices based on local conditions. Emphasizes proper construction, routine operation and maintenance, and warns that neglect or improper siting can produce nuisances or health risks.

INTRODUCTION

The main purpose of home sewerage works is to get rid of sewage in such way as (1) to guard against the transmission of disease germs through drinking water, flies, or other means; (2) to avoid creating nuisance. What is the best method and what the best outfit are questions not to be answered offhand from afar. A treatment that is a success in one location may be a failure in another. In every instance decision should be based upon field data and full knowledge of the local needs and conditions. An installation planned from assumed conditions may work harm. The householder may be misled as to the purification and rely on a protection that is not real. He may anticipate little or no odor and find a nuisance has been created.