Tennessee Septic Systems Installation
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Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems --- correct answer ---
means a person who contracts or otherwise installs, constructs, alters,
or extends a subsurface sewage disposal system.
Lot --- correct answer ---means a part of a subdivision or a parcel of
land intended for the building of a single house, building or other
development where a subsurface sewage 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.
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 (filled land, graded
land, gullied land, paved areas etc.).
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 site criteria.
Percolation Rate --- correct answer ---means the rate at which water
moves into the soil as determined by a percolation test.
Percolation Test --- correct answer ---means a method of determining
the usability of an area for subsurface sewage disposal by testing for
the rate at which the undisturbed soil in a series of test holes of
standard size will absorb water per unit of surface area.
Person --- correct answer ---means any and all persons, including
individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private
institutions, municipalities, or political subdivisions or officers
thereof, departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, or public or
private corporation or officers thereof, organized or existing under
the laws of this or any other state or country.
, Permit --- correct answer ---means a written authorization issued by
the Commissioner licensing one of the following: the construction,
alteration, extension, or repair of a subsurface sewage disposal
system, or the removal and disposal of accumulated wastes from
subsurface sewage disposal systems, and including those engaged in
such businesses.
Plans --- correct answer ---means any documents required by the
Commissioner in the process of carrying out these regulations. Plans
may include, but not be limited to: applications, boundary outlines,
plats, soil, and topographic maps.
Plat --- correct answer ---means a map or other graphic
representation drawn to scale, of a piece of land subdivided into lots,
showing streets, waterlines, lot lines, etc.
Positive Drainage Plan --- correct answer ---means a plan by which all
free water, both surface and subsurface, is removed from an area (lot,
subdivision, etc.) by gravity (even acquiring off-site easements where
necessary).
"Pressure Compensating Drip Emitters" --- correct answer ---means
drip emitters that discharge water out of an orifice at a constant rate
over a range of operating pressures.
Study Guide Exam with Actual correct
verified Answers latest update 2025
Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems --- correct answer ---
means a person who contracts or otherwise installs, constructs, alters,
or extends a subsurface sewage disposal system.
Lot --- correct answer ---means a part of a subdivision or a parcel of
land intended for the building of a single house, building or other
development where a subsurface sewage 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.
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 (filled land, graded
land, gullied land, paved areas etc.).
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 site criteria.
Percolation Rate --- correct answer ---means the rate at which water
moves into the soil as determined by a percolation test.
Percolation Test --- correct answer ---means a method of determining
the usability of an area for subsurface sewage disposal by testing for
the rate at which the undisturbed soil in a series of test holes of
standard size will absorb water per unit of surface area.
Person --- correct answer ---means any and all persons, including
individuals, firms, partnerships, associations, public or private
institutions, municipalities, or political subdivisions or officers
thereof, departments, agencies, or instrumentalities, or public or
private corporation or officers thereof, organized or existing under
the laws of this or any other state or country.
, Permit --- correct answer ---means a written authorization issued by
the Commissioner licensing one of the following: the construction,
alteration, extension, or repair of a subsurface sewage disposal
system, or the removal and disposal of accumulated wastes from
subsurface sewage disposal systems, and including those engaged in
such businesses.
Plans --- correct answer ---means any documents required by the
Commissioner in the process of carrying out these regulations. Plans
may include, but not be limited to: applications, boundary outlines,
plats, soil, and topographic maps.
Plat --- correct answer ---means a map or other graphic
representation drawn to scale, of a piece of land subdivided into lots,
showing streets, waterlines, lot lines, etc.
Positive Drainage Plan --- correct answer ---means a plan by which all
free water, both surface and subsurface, is removed from an area (lot,
subdivision, etc.) by gravity (even acquiring off-site easements where
necessary).
"Pressure Compensating Drip Emitters" --- correct answer ---means
drip emitters that discharge water out of an orifice at a constant rate
over a range of operating pressures.
