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Water for the World: Designing Sewer Systems

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U.S. Agency for International Development
A sewer system is a network of underground pipes that carries sewage by gravity flow from a number of dwellings. This technical note describes the elements involved in designing a sewer system. It does not attempt to explain everything needed to design a sewer system.
Theme(s) & Sub-theme(s): 
Waste ManagementWaste ManagementWater, Sanitation, HygieneWater, Sanitation, Hygiene
Nexus Tag(s): 
Health
Resource type: 
Training Resource
Region & Countries: 
United StatesNorth America
Resource Scale: 
Global

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