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Solid and Liquid Waste management in rural areas

“Solid and Liquid Waste management in rural areas – a technical note”, which have been developed  and published by the Department of Drinking Water and Sanitation (DDWS), Ministry of Rural Development...

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Community involvement and waste water management

“Community involvement makes waste water management a success story in a Maharashtra village” has been written Dr. S V Mapuskar in India Infrastructure Report, published in 2007 by United Nations...

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Treatment of wastewater for reuse, from APFAGMS, Hyderabad

Original Query: K.A.S. Mani, APFAGMS, HyderabadPosted: 24 February 2006I am Dr K A S Mani, working with Andhra Pradesh Farmer Managed Groundwater Systems (APFAMGS) Project which is a network of over...

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What is an Aeration Tank?

An aeration tank is a place where a liquid is held in order to increase the amount of air within it. The most common uses of aeration tanks are in wastewater recovery, as the high oxygen levels will...

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What are Waste Stabilisation Ponds?

Any pond, natural or artificial, receiving raw or partially treated sewage or waste, in which stabilization occurs through sunlight, air and microorganisms. Waste Stabilization Ponds (WSP), are also...

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What is a Trickling Filter?

A trickling filter consists of a bed of highly permeable media on whose surface a mixed population of microorganisms is developed as a slime layer.  The word "filter" in this case is not correctly used...

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What Is Black Water Holding Tank Treatment

Black water is water from you home that comes from things in your home that is not clean. For example, clean water comes from the water heater, from the sink when your running water, from the back of...

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About Decentralized Wastewater Treatment Systems (DEWATS)

The demand for reliable, efficient and low-cost wastewater treatment systems is increasing world wide especially in densely populated urban regions where adequate wastewater treatment systems do not...

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