What Is an Aerobic Septic System?

What is an aerobic septic system?

Aerobic describes a process of treating wastewater in the presence of free oxygen and aerobic bacteria. Septic system is a term used to describe a wastewater treatment system without any oxygen, usually consisting of a tank to collect solids and a leaching area to dispose of the liquid. So the term aerobic septic system is very contradictory - but for the purposes of reviewing its historical origins, let's stick with the term aerobic septic system.

Aerobic septic systems were first used by the Roman empire and have been improved in many ways to the extent that aerobic treatment is now our most important tool to protect public health and the environment. The aerobic treatment process consumes the human waste and many disease causing bacteria, while allowing the water to return to the environment safely as part of the natural hydraulic cycle.