Question

What is a septic tank? Where is it used?

Answer 1

Septic tank:

• A septic tank is a sewage disposal system that consists of a concrete or metal tank with an outlet submerged in the ground.
• Domestic sewage enters the tank through another inlet pipe.
• The solids settle down in the tank and the liquid flows through the outlet pipe into the soil.

Place of use:

• These low cost onsite sewage disposal systems are developed in places where there is no sewage systems like in rural areas or in isolated buildings.