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33 <br /> Glossary of Terms — 1 of 2 <br /> 1. Onsite Wastewater System: A treatment 5. Subsurface System: A type of onsite <br /> system located on or near the property system that disperses effluent in the soil. <br /> that generates the wastewater being 6. Surface System: A type of onsite system <br /> treated, and which disperses the effluent that disperses effluent on the soil surface. <br /> to the soil for final treatment. 7. Discharge System: A wastewater treatment <br /> 2. Community Wastewater System: A single system that allows effluent to flow directly <br /> system that serves more than one into a stream or ditch, typically after a high <br /> residential or commercial property. degree of treatment. <br /> 3. Effluent: Treated wastewater that leaves a g, Package Treatment Plant: A type of <br /> treatment process or device. discharge system that uses a manufactured <br /> 4. Dispersal: Distributed application of equipment module providing multiple <br /> effluent to a designated land area, which is stages of treatment, generally producing <br /> often called the "drain field". high-quality effluent. <br />