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Conventional Subsurface Sewage Disposal System - correct answer✔✔means a disposal ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




system that pre-treats sewage by use of a septic tank and applies effluent to the soil as
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described in Rule 0400-48-01-.0 ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Department - correct answer✔✔means the Department of Environment and Conservation. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Disposal Field - correct answer✔✔means the part of a subsurface sewage disposal system||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




that utilizes the soil for absorption and treatment of septic tank effluent.
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Domestic Septage - correct answer✔✔means either liquid or solid material removed from a ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar treatment
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works that receive only domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not include liquid or solid
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material removed from a septic tank, cesspool or similar treatment works that receives
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either commercial wastewater or industrial wastewater and does not include grease
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removed from a grease trap at a restaurant. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Dosing Chamber - correct answer✔✔means a watertight receptacle which houses a sewage
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effluent pump or siphon and stores sewage effluent from a septic tank until it is pumped or
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dosed to a disposal field. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Drip Emitters - correct answer✔✔means a flow control device that is typically attached to
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the inside wall of drip line which allows the discharge of water at a predictable rate for a
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given pressure. ||\\//||




Drip Line - correct answer✔✔means polyethylene tubing that has been certified for
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wastewater use that incorporates uniformly spaced drip emitters along its length. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

,Effluent Filter - correct answer✔✔means an effluent treatment device installed on the
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outlet of a septic tank or dosing tank, which is designed to prevent the passage of large
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suspended matter. ||\\//||




Filled Land - correct answer✔✔means areas to which more than two (2) feet of soil and/or
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debris have been added. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Fragipan - correct answer✔✔means natural subsurface horizon with high bulk density ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




and/or high mechanical strength relative to the solum above, seemingly cemented when
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dry, but when moist showing a moderate to weak brittleness.
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Graded Land - correct answer✔✔means areas from which soil has been removed and the
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remaining soil cannot be classified in any soil series. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Grease - correct answer✔✔means animal fats or vegetable oils (resulting from food
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preparation) which are discharged to a sewage disposal system or accumulated in collection ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




devices or traps that are associated with sewage disposal systems, conduits, sewers,
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plumbing fixtures and attachments. However, this definition shall exclude petroleum ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




products, lubricants, silicones and greases of mineral or synthetic origin. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Grease Trap - correct answer✔✔means a device designed to intercept and retain grease
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present in sewage or other wastewater. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Gullied Land - correct answer✔✔means areas where gullies occupy nearly all of the surface
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area. Areas in which gullies occur within spatial intervals of less than one hundred (100)
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feet shall be classified as a soil gullied land complex. Gullies of more than one hundred
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(100) feet spatial intervals shall be located on the soil maps with the designated symbols.
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, Gully - correct answer✔✔means a miniature valley (more than one (1) foot in depth) cut by
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running water and through which water generally runs during and shortly after rainfall.
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Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems - correct answer✔✔means a person who
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contracts or otherwise installs, constructs, alters, or extends a subsurface sewage disposal
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system.



Lot - correct answer✔✔means a part of a subdivision or a parcel of land intended for the
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building of a single house, building or other development where a subsurface sewage
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disposal system is to be used. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Maintenance Providers - correct answer✔✔means individuals who provide routine or ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




periodic action to ensure proper system performance for systems authorized by these rules.
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Manufacturer - correct answer✔✔means the company or its authorized representative ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




producing a proprietary product. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




Miscellaneous Land Types - correct answer✔✔means areas on the earth's surface that are ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




non-soil (rocks, water etc.) and soils that are difficult or impossible to classify in soil series
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(filled land, graded land, gullied land, paved areas etc.).
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Packaged Subsurface Drip Disposal (SDD) - correct answer✔✔means a pre-engineered SDD ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




system or ATS/SDD system that has been approved by this Department for a definite set of
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site criteria.
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Percolation Rate - correct answer✔✔means the rate at which water moves into the soil as ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||




determined by a percolation test. ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//|| ||\\//||

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