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Septic Tank

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TypesSingle tank or multi-chamber septic tanks (potentially with baffles)
Management levelHousehold, public, shared (most common is household level)
Position in sanitation chainCollection and storage/treatment (on-site)
Application levelHousehold or neighborhood level (schools, hotels etc. )
Environmental concernsGroundwater pollution
Inputsblackwater (waste
greywater
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About Septic Tank


A septic tank is an underground chamber made of concrete, fiberglass, or plastic through which domestic wastewater flows for basic treatment. Settling and anaerobic processes reduce solids and organics, but the treatment efficiency is only moderate. Septic tank systems are a type of simple onsite sewage facility.

The unending pain of India's sanitation workers

The unending pain of India's sanitation workers
Oct 25,2023 7:31 pm

... " Forget about money and survival, how will I tell my children that their father died while cleaning a Septic Tank? " Umesh and Moses are among thousands of sanitation workers from low-caste communities who manually clean sewers, Septic Tanks, toilets and drains...

Steve Coogan and Lee Mack join pollution protest at Windermere

Steve Coogan and Lee Mack join pollution protest at Windermere
May 29,2023 1:11 pm

... Meanwhile, he said 30% was from Septic Tank discharge belonging to home owners and holiday lets, and a further 30% was from run-off from farming land...

Kenya-UK defence deal: MPs amend rule over prosecuting UK troops

Kenya-UK defence deal: MPs amend rule over prosecuting UK troops
Apr 12,2023 3:40 pm

... The 21-year-old s body was later found in a Septic Tank at a hotel nearly three months later...

Missing RAF crew who crashed on secret mission found 76 years later

Missing RAF crew who crashed on secret mission found 76 years later
Dec 16,2022 11:31 am

...The remains of two World War Two airmen whose plane crashed during a secret mission were found 76 years later by a family investigating a blocked Septic Tank, an inquest heard...

'Miracle' rescue of horse stuck in septic tank on Skye

'Miracle' rescue of horse stuck in septic tank on Skye
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...A woman has described the rescue of her horse from a Septic Tank as a " miracle"...

David Venables jailed for wife's septic tank murder

David Venables jailed for wife's septic tank murder
Jul 21,2022 4:10 am

...A retired farmer who murdered his wife before concealing her remains in a Septic Tank has been jailed for life...

Brenda Venables: The 40-year mystery of the missing farmer's wife

Brenda Venables: The 40-year mystery of the missing farmer's wife
Jul 15,2022 6:30 pm

... Until July 2019, when human remains were found in a Septic Tank in the grounds of Quaking House Farm...

David Venables guilty of wife's septic tank murder 40 years ago

David Venables guilty of wife's septic tank murder 40 years ago
Jul 15,2022 6:10 pm

...A retired farmer who killed his wife 40 years ago and hid her body in a Septic Tank, where it remained for decades, has been convicted of her murder...

David Venables jailed for wife's septic tank murder

Jun 13,2022 6:15 pm

A retired farmer who murdered his wife before concealing her remains in a Septic Tank has been jailed For Life . ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Brenda Venables vanished from the home she shared with her husband David in Kempsey, Worcestershire, in 1982.

Her remains were found inside the tank on the couple's farm in 2019 and Venables was charged with her murder.

During his trial it was revealed Venables, now 89, killed his wife after rekindling a longstanding affair.

On Wednesday at Worcester Crown Court , High Court Judge Mrs Justice Tipples ruled he must serve a minimum of 18 years.

The pensioner had taken advantage of his wife's depression to create a " carefully thought-out story" that she had left home in The Middle of The Night , apparently to take her own life, The Judge told him.

Jurors heard how Venables had seemed emotionless when his wife of 22 years went missing and he continued to show no emotion throughout The Trial .

A police investigation after Mrs Venables was reported missing on 4 May 1982 had failed to find any trace of her.

Her decayed remains were not discovered Until July 2019, five years after Venables had moved out of Quaking House Farm where they had lived together.

The new owners wanted the tank serviced and an engineer discovered remnants of her clothing, a clump of hair and a human skull.

After tests determined The Remains were those of Mrs Venables, her husband was charged with her murder.

During his trial, details of his Double Life were revealed as prosecutors told how he had been in a long-term on-off relationship with His Mother 's carer Lorraine Styles since around 1967.

Despite her death in 2017, a statement Mrs Styles had given to police in 1984 was read to The Court which described him as being " quite composed" about his wife going missing.

Jurors heard The Evidence showed he had used a manhole cover to weigh down his wife's body.

The Judge also rejected defence claims that The Killing had been carried out in The Heat of The Moment , telling Venables the whole process of disposing of The Body in the Septic Tank , And Then leaving No Trace , must have required considerable planning.

" Your complete lack of respect for Brenda is obvious from your decision to dispose of her body in the Septic Tank , " Mrs Justice Tipples told him.

" The fact that is what you did with her body is disgusting and repulsive. "

Addressing the motive for The Killing , She Said : " I Am sure you killed Brenda Venables to remove her from your life and the complications she may have presented to you in any divorce proceedings.

" There is No Doubt an element of greed and selfishness. "

It took The Jury 16 hours and 43 minutes over four days to convict Venables, of Elgar Drive, Kempsey, of Brenda's murder.

After the retired farmer's conviction, her family spoke of how they wished she had been able to leave her marriage.

" We feel utter horror and despair that Brenda was murdered, " they said. " She was no harm to anyone, being a gentle and increasingly quiet woman.

At The Time of her disappearance, her devastated elderly parents never gave up hope that she would return, they said.

In a statement after the sentencing, her family said: " We recall her father Harold watching The Garden path in hope of Brenda coming to see them.

" He died heartbroken two and a half years later. "

The thought Brenda lay undiscovered for More Than 37 years while the Septic Tank continued to be used " is simply unthinkable, " they added.

Reading out the tribute on The Family 's behalf, Det Con Claire Masters of West Mercia Police, said: " We will never be able to forgive David Venables for what he did and for not telling us The Truth . "



Source of news: bbc.com

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