Conventional septic system installer
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Accessible vcommunity vsewer v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vpublic vsewerage vsystem vwhere vit's vutilization
vby va vgiven vpiece vof vproperty vis vnot vlimited vbecause vof vphysical vor vother vfeatures vas
vdetermined vby vthe vcommissioner
Advanced vtreatment vsystem v(ATS) v- vAnswer v- vMeans van vapproved vtreatment vdevice vin
vcompliance vwith vrule v0400-48-01-10 v that vis vseparate vand vdistinct vfrom v the vdisposal vfield vand vis
vused vto vimprove vthe vquality vof vseptic vthank veffluent vto vsecondary vlevels
Agency vof vgovernment v- vAnswer v- vIn vthe vcontext vof vpublic vsewerage vsystems, vmeans vstate,
vcounty, vand vmunicipal vgovernment vagencies vincluding vtheir vsubdivisions vand vutility vdistricts, vbut
vdoes vnot vinclude ventities vregulated vby vthe vTennessee vregulatory vauthority.
Air/Vacuum vRelief vValves v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vdevice vthat vallows vthe vair vin va vdistribution
vsystem vto vescape vduring vpressurized vflow, vand vallows vair vto venter v the vsystem vdurning
vdepressurized vflow
Alternate vmethods vof vdisposal v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vsubsurface vsewage vdisposal vsystem, vthe
vconstruction, vinstallation, vand voperation vof vwhich v varies vfrom vthat vof va v conventional vsubsurface
vsewage vdisposal vsystem.
Blockout v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vpotential vaccess vhole vwhich vis va vthink vsection vof vconcrete
vpreformed vin va vseptic v tank vwhich vcan vbe vremoved vto vallow vinsertion vof va vfour v to vsix vinch
vpipe
Boundary voutline v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vmap vor vchart vwith vlines vdelineating vthe vboundaries vof
vthe vproposed varea vor vparcel vof vland
, Buffer vzone v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vdistance vbetween vsubsurface vsewage vdisposal vsystems vor
vsubsystems vrequired vto valleviate vthe vimpact vof vhydraulic voverloading vfrom vthe vadjacent vsystem
Commissioner v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vcommissioner vof venvironment vand vconservation, vthe
vcommissioners vduly vauthorized vrepresentative, vand vin vthe vevent vof vcommissioners vabsence vor va
vvacancy vin vthe voffice vof vcommissioner, vthe vdeputy vcommissioner
Comventional vsand vfilter v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vfilter vwith vtwo(2) vfeet vor vmore vof vmedium vsand
vdesigned vto vchemically vand vbiologically vprocess vseptic vtank vor v other v treatment vunit veffluent
vfrom va vpressure vdistribution vsystem voperated von v an vintermittent vbasis.
Conventional vsubsurface vsewage, vdisposal vsystem v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vdisposal vsystem vthat vpre-
treat vsewage vby vuse vof vseptic vtank vand vapplies veffluent vto vthe vsoil vas vdescribed vin vrule v0400-
48-01-07
Department v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vdepartment vof venvironment vand vconservation
Disposal vfield v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vpart vof va vsubsurface vsewage vdisposal vsystem vthat vutilizes
vthe vsoil vfor vabsorption vand vtreatment vof vseptic vtank veffluent
Domestic vseptage v- vAnswer v- vMeans veither vliquid vor vsolid vmaterial. vRemoved vfrom va vseptic
vtank, v cesspool, vportable, v toilet, vtype vIII vmarine vsanitation vdevice, vor vsimilar vtreatment vWorks,
vthat vreceive vonly vdomestic vsewage vdomestic vseptage vdoes vnot vinclude vliquid vor vsolid vmaterial
vremoved vfrom va vseptic v tank, v cesspool vor vsimilar vtreatment vworks, v that vreceives veither
vcommercial vwastewater vor vindustrial vwaste vwater, vand vdoes vnot vinclude vgrease vtrap vat va
vrestaurant.
Dosing vchamber v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vwater vtight vreceptacle vwhich vhouse vis va vsewage veffluent
vpump vor vsiphon vand vstores vsewage veffluent vfrom va vseptic v tank vuntil vit vis vpumped, v or vdosed vto
va vdisposal vfield.
Drip vemitters v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vflow vcontrol vdevice vthat vis vtypically vattached vto vthe vinside
vwall vof vdrip vline, vwhich vallows vthe vdischarge vof v water vat va vpredictable vrate vfor va vgiven
vpressure
questions and answers
Accessible vcommunity vsewer v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vpublic vsewerage vsystem vwhere vit's vutilization
vby va vgiven vpiece vof vproperty vis vnot vlimited vbecause vof vphysical vor vother vfeatures vas
vdetermined vby vthe vcommissioner
Advanced vtreatment vsystem v(ATS) v- vAnswer v- vMeans van vapproved vtreatment vdevice vin
vcompliance vwith vrule v0400-48-01-10 v that vis vseparate vand vdistinct vfrom v the vdisposal vfield vand vis
vused vto vimprove vthe vquality vof vseptic vthank veffluent vto vsecondary vlevels
Agency vof vgovernment v- vAnswer v- vIn vthe vcontext vof vpublic vsewerage vsystems, vmeans vstate,
vcounty, vand vmunicipal vgovernment vagencies vincluding vtheir vsubdivisions vand vutility vdistricts, vbut
vdoes vnot vinclude ventities vregulated vby vthe vTennessee vregulatory vauthority.
Air/Vacuum vRelief vValves v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vdevice vthat vallows vthe vair vin va vdistribution
vsystem vto vescape vduring vpressurized vflow, vand vallows vair vto venter v the vsystem vdurning
vdepressurized vflow
Alternate vmethods vof vdisposal v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vsubsurface vsewage vdisposal vsystem, vthe
vconstruction, vinstallation, vand voperation vof vwhich v varies vfrom vthat vof va v conventional vsubsurface
vsewage vdisposal vsystem.
Blockout v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vpotential vaccess vhole vwhich vis va vthink vsection vof vconcrete
vpreformed vin va vseptic v tank vwhich vcan vbe vremoved vto vallow vinsertion vof va vfour v to vsix vinch
vpipe
Boundary voutline v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vmap vor vchart vwith vlines vdelineating vthe vboundaries vof
vthe vproposed varea vor vparcel vof vland
, Buffer vzone v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vdistance vbetween vsubsurface vsewage vdisposal vsystems vor
vsubsystems vrequired vto valleviate vthe vimpact vof vhydraulic voverloading vfrom vthe vadjacent vsystem
Commissioner v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vcommissioner vof venvironment vand vconservation, vthe
vcommissioners vduly vauthorized vrepresentative, vand vin vthe vevent vof vcommissioners vabsence vor va
vvacancy vin vthe voffice vof vcommissioner, vthe vdeputy vcommissioner
Comventional vsand vfilter v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vfilter vwith vtwo(2) vfeet vor vmore vof vmedium vsand
vdesigned vto vchemically vand vbiologically vprocess vseptic vtank vor v other v treatment vunit veffluent
vfrom va vpressure vdistribution vsystem voperated von v an vintermittent vbasis.
Conventional vsubsurface vsewage, vdisposal vsystem v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vdisposal vsystem vthat vpre-
treat vsewage vby vuse vof vseptic vtank vand vapplies veffluent vto vthe vsoil vas vdescribed vin vrule v0400-
48-01-07
Department v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vdepartment vof venvironment vand vconservation
Disposal vfield v- vAnswer v- vMeans vthe vpart vof va vsubsurface vsewage vdisposal vsystem vthat vutilizes
vthe vsoil vfor vabsorption vand vtreatment vof vseptic vtank veffluent
Domestic vseptage v- vAnswer v- vMeans veither vliquid vor vsolid vmaterial. vRemoved vfrom va vseptic
vtank, v cesspool, vportable, v toilet, vtype vIII vmarine vsanitation vdevice, vor vsimilar vtreatment vWorks,
vthat vreceive vonly vdomestic vsewage vdomestic vseptage vdoes vnot vinclude vliquid vor vsolid vmaterial
vremoved vfrom va vseptic v tank, v cesspool vor vsimilar vtreatment vworks, v that vreceives veither
vcommercial vwastewater vor vindustrial vwaste vwater, vand vdoes vnot vinclude vgrease vtrap vat va
vrestaurant.
Dosing vchamber v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vwater vtight vreceptacle vwhich vhouse vis va vsewage veffluent
vpump vor vsiphon vand vstores vsewage veffluent vfrom va vseptic v tank vuntil vit vis vpumped, v or vdosed vto
va vdisposal vfield.
Drip vemitters v- vAnswer v- vMeans va vflow vcontrol vdevice vthat vis vtypically vattached vto vthe vinside
vwall vof vdrip vline, vwhich vallows vthe vdischarge vof v water vat va vpredictable vrate vfor va vgiven
vpressure
