Liquid Waste Management Techniques
Nowadays, their are lots of liquid waste produced by kitchen and water-closet. Here I explain two methods for dump your waste in a eco-friendly way. 1. Soakage pit system A soak pit, also known as a soak away or leach pit, is a covered, porous-walled chamber that allows water to slowly soak into the ground. Feasibility: Houses without adequate space for kitchen garden. Construction: House owner can construct the pit himself by getting the information of the design. The soak pit should be between 1.5 and 4 m deep, but as a rule of thumb, never less than 2 m above the groundwater table. It should be located at a safe distance from a drinking water source. Operation & Maintenance: Filter to be cleaned every fortnight or month, depending on accumulation of dirt. Make a hook of thick wire and pierce it in the filter and take filter media out and clean/wash it and dry and replace it in the earthen pot. Soak pit l...