OWTS: Alternative Collection Systems
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- January 25, 2022
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Overview
Rural Texas communities have new options for wastewater management infrastructure that is cost-effective but still protects human health and environmental quality. Such communities can now combine different kinds of systems in a new approach called decentralized wastewater treatment. This publication explains the options as well as the steps to implementing an alternative system. (7 pages)
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