Dec 06, 2021
If you do not have the right information, you may think that the word sewerage is the same as sewage. However, professionals know their differences and how to use them in commercial and residential services. Very few people give thought to how much waste they create daily. A large chunk of the waste we create daily need to be processed and recycled.
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Have you ever asked where the water goes after taking your shower or brushing your teeth? What about when you water your plants or eat lunch or dinner? We create waste every time we carry out these activities. However, our septic system has been designed to return much of the waste to the earth for reuse.
The leftover solids that go in the septic tank are often taken for more processing at a waste management plant. At the end of this article, you will understand the difference between the two words - between sewerage and sewage.
The best way to differentiate between sewerage and sewage is to check their definitions. The Mariam-Webster Dictionary defined sewage as waste matter or refuse liquids typically carried out by sewers. However, sewerage can be defined as the process of removing waste matter or surface liquids by a system of sewers.
By these definitions, we know that sewage is the waste matter created in our daily activities. While sewerage is the removal of sewage by sewers or a system of sewers. In practical terms,
Sewage refers to the waste generated in homes or commercial facilities which is discharged while sewerage/sewers are the structure designed and installed to discharge the waste.
The confusion about these words is mainly on sewerage because some people are more conversant with ‘sewage’. Sewerage is the infrastructure that conveys sewage. They are pipes and other plumbing components used to remove human waste (sewage).
How it Works
Typically, industries and businesses create more waste than homes or houses. Hence, you will need a more extensive septic sewage system to manage the waste generated in a commercial system than you would in a home.
A septic system is an infrastructure that is designed to carry sewage. However, it also processes meltwater and rainwater to enhance the purification and recycling of waste. Before now, businesses, industries, and homes dumped their waste into the ocean, streams, rivers, and other water bodies. They had no idea that they were introducing toxic substances to the same water they were drinking. The inaccessibility to the right technology implied that they had no screening chamber like septic systems or sewerage.
Today, sewage or waste is transported into sewers or septic systems and later transported to a treatment plant. Septic system professionals offer septic cleaning and also ensure that our waste is properly managed.
Bottom Line
We hope you are no longer confused about the difference between the two words. Sewage refers to the waste matter carried off by sewer drains and pipes. Then sewerage is the infrastructure or physical facilities that do the job.
In case you have issues with your sewage lines call the professionals at Septic Blue of Charlotte. We are that septic company whose responsibility is to ensure your sewerage system works flawlessly.
