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Fraction o,01Conventional <br /> sewers <br /> Orenco's Effluent Sewers dramatically reduce short-term and long-term wastewater <br /> treatment costs for communities and developers.In fact,effluent sewers are often one- <br /> half the cost of conventional gravity sewers or less. Here are the many ways you save: <br /> Save on Ease of installation causes save On Save On <br /> Labor <br /> Equip A <br /> ment nd less disruption to commu- Operation And Treatment costs <br /> nities,allowing businesses Maintenance• •Collection lines are shal- to operate normally during Low maintenance has Because of high effluent <br /> lowly buried,just below construction. quality,low-cost treatment <br /> been documented with the frost line,reducing systems,such as packed <br /> excavation costs. • Ease of installation makes Orenco Effluent Sewers. bed filters and sub- <br /> • system Well-suited for 24-hour back-up storage surface disposal,are ideal. <br /> Inexpensive,small- community"self-help" in on-lot tanks reduces <br /> diameter collection lines programs. Less costly permitting <br /> are used. emergency calls and and testing are required <br /> •• Expensive manholes and Most equipment isn't overtime costs. when not discharging into <br /> purchased until lots are Homeowners pay less waterways, <br /> lift stations are eliminated. developed,deferring than$1/mo.in energy <br /> • Installation time is reduced costs. Treatment facilities can <br /> costs for pumps, <br /> by one-half or more, be sized economically, <br /> compared to conventional • <br /> Residential tanks typically since the whole system <br /> sewers. need Pumping just once is watertight.There's no <br /> every 10-12 years. need to allow for the <br /> infiltration and inflow from <br /> high stormwater flows or <br /> groundwater. <br /> GY <br /> In general,alternative collection systems should <br /> be considered for smaller rural communities with low <br /> population density and site speofflo environmental conditions <br /> Shallow bedrock,high groundwater conditions,extremely flat or very <br /> hilly terrain and limited room for c0irstrunfirm make alternative collection <br /> systems more cost-effective than conventional systems <br /> Minds Community Action Association <br /> Alternative Wastewater System in Illinois <br /> Orencoa Effluent Sewer Systems <br /> are ideal for new subdivisions, <br /> whether on flat ground or on the <br /> most diffibuft terrain. <br />