Septic Systems have been installed since the late 1800's replacing the old outside facility known as the outhouse. A septic system is a mini onsite sewage treatment system used when municipal sewers are not available. Depending on the age of your home, septic Systems on Long Island usually consist of a primary receiver (septic tank) and a drainage area (cesspool or drainage field). Homes constructed after 1973, will have a septic tank as the primary receiver while homes built prior to 1973 will have a cesspool as the primary receiver. (All homeowners residing in homes built prior to 1973 be sure to read the article on block construction cesspools on the home page) If properly installed and maintained on a regular basis, your septic system will provide many years of trouble free service.
Sewers, cesspools, rivers, oceans, and/or evaporation.
The first septic systems were built in the 1900s. They were created in order to minimize sicknesses brought upon by cesspools and bacteria- and sewage-infested water.
The Romans had the cloaca maxima, a giant sewer into which all pipes and cesspools drained. The cloaca itself emptied into the Tiber river and the waste was swept out to sea.
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 1 words with the pattern CES-P----. That is, nine letter words with 1st letter C and 2nd letter E and 3rd letter S and 5th letter P. In alphabetical order, they are: cesspools
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 2 words with the pattern -ESS--O--. That is, nine letter words with 2nd letter E and 3rd letter S and 4th letter S and 7th letter O. In alphabetical order, they are: cesspools sesspools
According to SOWPODS (the combination of Scrabble dictionaries used around the world) there are 10 words with the pattern --SSP----. That is, nine letter words with 3rd letter S and 4th letter S and 5th letter P. In alphabetical order, they are: cesspools misspaced misspaces misspeaks misspells misspends misspoken mossplant passports sesspools
It was awful! The lack of sanitation played perhaps the largest role in the spreading and contracting of disease. Cities, towns, and villages were generally cesspools - open sewers in the streets (which served also as communal garbage cans) harbored viruses, disease and germs. It was also a breeding ground for varmin such as rats, lice, and fleas, that bred in the dregs of these sordid areas. They contracted illnesses such as the Black Death and spread it to humans by bites.
Plumbing originated during the ancient civilizations such as the Greek, Roman, Persian, Indian, and Chinese civilizations as they developed public baths and needed to provide potable water, and drainage of wastes. Improvement in plumbing systems was very slow, with virtually no progress made from the time of the Roman system of aqueducts and lead pipes until the 19th century. Eventually the development of separate, underground water and sewage systems eliminated open sewage ditches and cesspools. Quote from http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plumbing#History
Sulfuric acid is commonly used to unclog and clean cesspools due to its strong acidic properties that can break down organic matter and blockages. However, it is important to exercise caution and follow safety guidelines when using sulfuric acid to avoid harm to yourself and the environment. Consider seeking professional help if you are unsure about handling this acid safely.
Admission, assailant, assassins, assaulted, assaulter, assembled, assembles, assenters, assenting, asserters, asserting, assertion, assertive, assessing, assessors, assignees, assigning, assignors, assistant, assisting, assistors, associate, assonance, assurance, assuredly, bassinets, blessings, casserole, cessation, cesspools, classroom, cusswords, dissected, dissenter, dissident, dissuaded, embossing, emissions, essayists, essential, focusing, grassiest, harassing, impassive, issuances and issueless are 9 letter words that contain SS. Additional words include joylessly, massacred, massacres, massively, messaging, messenger, misspells, misspoken, necessity, newsstand, omissions, ossifying, passbooks, passenger, passively, passwords, pessimist, possessor, pussyfoot, undressed and witnesses.
In the 1800s the industrialization created many problems, because the rapid growth of cities brought a lot of people and with that more problem were being crated .for example Pollution created smoke, fouling of rivers, use of dangerous chemicals. Over-crowding in the industrial towns, slums and epidemics of typhoid, cholera etc. Loss of skilled manual work so that men often became displaced by women and children. Sometimes Crime was a problem too because the new industrial towns were poorly supervised. In the country the squire (often also the magistrate), and the parson knew everyone and kept social order, in the towns there was often a 'wild west' atmosphere in the early 1800s, especially in the mining towns. Food adulteration a big problem too, with so many people needing fed and a lack of a proper system of food distribution there was a lot of adulteration of food, especially bread and milk. It was only when the railways became a national network that fresh food became available to everyone. A lack of water meant that baths were rare. Less than one in three homes in Manchester had any kind of toilet. Some neighborhoods had no sewers or drains. As a result, human waste sat in public cesspools or the streets. The combination of overcrowding and filth led to frequent outbreaks of disease. In 1847, for example, some 14,000 people in London died of cholera.
In the Dave Gilmartin book, The Absolutely Worst Places to Live in America, there are fifty cities that win the award of being the "dirtiest, smelliest, most miserable cesspools, armpits, and tourist traps" in America. Here is the list: Aberdeen, WA; Albuquerque, NM; Allston, MA; Atlantic City, NJ; Baltimore, MD; Barstow, CA; Beloit, WI; Birmingham, AL; Camden, NJ; Campton, KY; Carson City, NV; Centralia, PA; Cincinnati, OH; College Park, GA; Cranston, RI; Detroit, MI; Dillon, SC; Dodge City, KS; El Paso, TX; Fairbanks, AK; Fitchburg, MA; Gary, IN; Gatlinburg, TN; Glen Falls, NY; Granite City, IL; Greenley, CO; Greenville, MS; Harrison, AR; Helena, MT; Houston, TX; Jacksonville, FL; Lake Placid, FL; Lorain, OH; Manchester, NH; Mitchell, SD; Nampa, ID; North Platte, NE; Philadelphia, PA; Quartzsite, AZ; Rock Springs, WY; Salt Lake City, UT; Seattle, WA; Skid Row, Los Angeles, CA; Springfield, MO; St. Cloud, MN; Syracuse, NY; Tulsa, OK; Virginia Beach, VA; Washington, DC; and Yuba City, CA. Travel safe!