Cross-section of raised percolation bed.
Source: EPA (2009) EPA Code of Practice – Wastewater Treatment Systems Serving Single Houses (p.e.≤10). Environmental Protection Agency, Wexford.
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EPA info on drainage field construction: raised percolation area
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