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This technology is generally used where [[sewers]] have not been connected, as sewers are more reliable and can present less [[public health]] problems. | This technology is generally used where [[sewers]] have not been connected, as sewers are more reliable and can present less [[public health]] problems. | ||
However, in the UK, the sewage and water industry caused 19% of serious (category 1 and 2) water pollution incidents in 2007. Between 2004 and 2008, water companies in England and Wales were prosecuted 342 times for serious pollution offences, according to the UK Environment Agency. In many developed counties, [http://www.podtanks.com/decentralised_wastewater_systems.html Decentralization of sewage treatment | However, in the UK, the sewage and water industry caused 19% of serious (category 1 and 2) water pollution incidents in 2007. Between 2004 and 2008, water companies in England and Wales were prosecuted 342 times for serious pollution offences, according to the UK Environment Agency. In many developed counties, [http://www.podtanks.com/decentralised_wastewater_systems.html Decentralization of sewage treatment (DEWATS)] is being adopted for new 'ECO' towns to combat this problem. | ||
In the developed world, this technology used to be used in remote areas; in poorer communities in the developing world, some form of septic tank may be the standard, even in high density settlements and increasingly, where DEWATS is adopted. | In the developed world, this technology used to be used in remote areas; in poorer communities in the developing world, some form of septic tank may be the standard, even in high density settlements and increasingly, where DEWATS is adopted. |