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The history of septic and sewage
The history of septic and sewage
The wastewater disposal system is probably one of the oldest systems in the world. Infact, most of the experts believe that humans invented waste water and sanitation system many centuries ago. However, one can always argue for the fact that the methods and ways used during that era were completely different than what they are used today!! One of the most important differences between the methods used then and today is technology of course.
Many experts believe that the septic tank was first invented in France. The septic tank first came in use in the year 1860 and the credit of this discovery goes to John Mouras. John built a septic tank himself and placed it in the backyard of his home. He used the septic tank for as long as 10 years. Finally, after 10 years John decided to dismantle the septic tank. Many people in his town believed that the tank would still have all the solid human waste inside it. However, this was not to be the case. There was absolutely no solid waste in the septic tank when it was opened.
On the other hand the exact origin of the sewage system is not very clear. The sewage system was invented in more than a couple of places around the world and hence the exact origin is very difficult to trace. However, one of the first cities which started using the sewage system was Melbourne.
Melbourne is one of the biggest cities in Australia. By the year 1881 Melbourne was facing a pollution problem. At that time the sanitation system was extremely basic. All the human waste and other household waste was simply dumped into street channels which were open and then this waste was disposed off in the rivers. However, in 1897 the first sewage treatment plant started functioning in the city.
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