Not a drop to waste: An inside look at Monticello’s Waste Water Treatment process

Heather Ainsley  ECB Publishing, Inc.  Most people don't ponder about what happens to the water they use after it makes its way down the drain, but with every flush of the toilet, there is a behind-the-scenes process that is set in motion, a process that many citizens have never thought twice about.  Most of Florida used septic systems until the 1980s, until more modern, environmentally—conscious sewer systems were put in place. These sewer systems not only benefit the consumer by