Decentralized systems are ideal for residential subdivisions, strip shopping centers, and school complexes. Treatment and dispersal of the wastewater occurs on the development site.

Decentralized wastewater management is the terminology used to describe a wastewater system that is designed and built only for a specific development. These systems eliminate the need for traditional septic systems, or ties to municipal sewerage facilities. Decentralized systems are ideal for residential subdivisions, strip shopping centers, and school complexes. The capacity of the decentralized system is limited to the wastewater demands of the particular development. The collection, treatment and dispersal of the wastewater occurs on the development site.

Innovative Wastewater Solutions, installed and maintained by Newnan Utilities, employs a refined, watertight underground tank that is fitted with a pump and monitoring telemetry at each home or business. Solids collect in the tank, and the wastewater is pumped through a small diameter pipe to the on-site treatment facility. At the treatment site, the water is filtered and cleaned by natural microbial activity. It can then be dispersed into an underground drip field, or used for irrigation of green space.

When properly designed, installed and maintained, decentralized community wastewater systems offer many advantages. Decentralized systems...

• Give local governments greater control over growth and development, specifically with the location of high density housing, including the increasingly popular village-style development
  
  
• Promote and facilitate development in areas where sewer is not available, or land is not suitable for traditional septic systems
  
  
• Are modular and flexible, allowing for expansion as a community or business center expands. The ability to implement in phases defers costs until the actual need arises.
  
  
• Eliminate the ground water issues of individual septic systems, and reduce environmental impact by safely recharging groundwater
  
  
• Improve property value by allowing developers to increase density. Home values increase as septic system maintenance and problems are eliminated.