Water for the World: Designing a System of Two or Three Stabilization Ponds

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U.S. Agency for International Development
A system of stabilization ponds is an arrangement of two or more ponds connected by pipes that receives sewage, detains it so that biological process can destroy most of the disease-causing organisms and discharges the effluent as treated sewage. This technical note describes the basic features of a system of stabilization ponds.
Theme(s) & Sub-theme(s): 
Waste ManagementWater Quality and StorageWater, Sanitation, HygieneWater, Sanitation, Hygiene
Nexus Tag(s): 
Health
Resource type: 
Training Resource
Region & Countries: 
United StatesNorth America
Resource Scale: 
Global