WHAT ABOUT GREYWATER WASTE? If you live in a rural setting or in
a municipality where there are no sanitary sewers, chances are
treatment and disposal of sewage wastewater is your own
responsibility. Some knowledge of the requirements for sewage
disposal is necessary in order to protect you and your family’s
health, the environment and the value of your property. A
polluted environment, including surface water or ground water,
can dramatically decrease the value of local properties. Sewage
wastewater from a dwelling or most businesses is made up of
greywater and blackwater. Greywater is wash water. Greywater is
generally defined as the wastewater product from baths and
showers, clothes washers and bathroom sinks. Blackwater is the
wastewater generated by toilets, kitchen sinks, garbage grinders
and dishwashers. Greywater contains far less pollutants, such as
nitrogen and pathogens, than blackwater and is therefore easier
to treat and dispose of. Still, special care and attention must
be paid to the proper tre