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Tennessee Septic Systems Installation
Study Guide Exam Questions Exam
(2025) Exam Questions & Answers |
Latest Already Graded A+ UPDATE
2025|2026!!
Conventional Subsurface Sewage Disposal System - (answers)means a disposal
system that pre-treats sewage by use of a septic tank and applies effluent to the
soil as described in Rule 0400-48-01-.0
Department - (answers)means the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Disposal Field - (answers)means the part of a subsurface sewage disposal system
that utilizes the soil for absorption and treatment of septic tank effluent.
Domestic Septage - (answers)means either liquid or solid material removed from
a septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar
treatment works that receive only domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not
include liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool or similar
treatment works that receives either commercial wastewater or industrial
wastewater and does not include grease removed from a grease trap at a
restaurant.
Dosing Chamber - (answers)means a watertight receptacle which houses a
sewage effluent pump or siphon and stores sewage effluent from a septic tank
until it is pumped or dosed to a disposal field.
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Drip Emitters - (answers)means a flow control device that is typically attached to
the inside wall of drip line which allows the discharge of water at a predictable
rate for a given pressure.
Drip Line - (answers)means polyethylene tubing that has been certified for
wastewater use that incorporates uniformly spaced drip emitters along its length.
Effluent Filter - (answers)means an effluent treatment device installed on the
outlet of a septic tank or dosing tank, which is designed to prevent the passage of
large suspended matter.
Filled Land - (answers)means areas to which more than two (2) feet of soil and/or
debris have been added.
Fragipan - (answers)means natural subsurface horizon with high bulk density
and/or high mechanical strength relative to the solum above, seemingly
cemented when dry, but when moist showing a moderate to weak brittleness.
Graded Land - (answers)means areas from which soil has been removed and the
remaining soil cannot be classified in any soil series.
Grease - (answers)means animal fats or vegetable oils (resulting from food
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, plumbing fixtures and attachments. However, this definition
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shall exclude petroleum products, lubricants, silicones and greases of mineral or
synthetic origin.
Grease Trap - (answers)means a device designed to intercept and retain grease
present in sewage or other wastewater.
Gullied Land - (answers)means areas where gullies occupy nearly all of the surface
area. Areas in which gullies occur within spatial intervals of less than one hundred
(100) feet shall be classified as a soil gullied land complex. Gullies of more than
one hundred (100) feet spatial intervals shall be located on the soil maps with the
designated symbols.
Gully - (answers)means a miniature valley (more than one (1) foot in depth) cut by
running water and through which water generally runs during and shortly after
rainfall.
Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems - (answers)means a person who
contracts or otherwise installs, constructs, alters, or extends a subsurface sewage
disposal system.
Lot - (answers)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.
Tennessee Septic Systems Installation
Study Guide Exam Questions Exam
(2025) Exam Questions & Answers |
Latest Already Graded A+ UPDATE
2025|2026!!
Conventional Subsurface Sewage Disposal System - (answers)means a disposal
system that pre-treats sewage by use of a septic tank and applies effluent to the
soil as described in Rule 0400-48-01-.0
Department - (answers)means the Department of Environment and Conservation.
Disposal Field - (answers)means the part of a subsurface sewage disposal system
that utilizes the soil for absorption and treatment of septic tank effluent.
Domestic Septage - (answers)means either liquid or solid material removed from
a septic tank, cesspool, portable toilet, Type III marine sanitation device, or similar
treatment works that receive only domestic sewage. Domestic septage does not
include liquid or solid material removed from a septic tank, cesspool or similar
treatment works that receives either commercial wastewater or industrial
wastewater and does not include grease removed from a grease trap at a
restaurant.
Dosing Chamber - (answers)means a watertight receptacle which houses a
sewage effluent pump or siphon and stores sewage effluent from a septic tank
until it is pumped or dosed to a disposal field.
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Drip Emitters - (answers)means a flow control device that is typically attached to
the inside wall of drip line which allows the discharge of water at a predictable
rate for a given pressure.
Drip Line - (answers)means polyethylene tubing that has been certified for
wastewater use that incorporates uniformly spaced drip emitters along its length.
Effluent Filter - (answers)means an effluent treatment device installed on the
outlet of a septic tank or dosing tank, which is designed to prevent the passage of
large suspended matter.
Filled Land - (answers)means areas to which more than two (2) feet of soil and/or
debris have been added.
Fragipan - (answers)means natural subsurface horizon with high bulk density
and/or high mechanical strength relative to the solum above, seemingly
cemented when dry, but when moist showing a moderate to weak brittleness.
Graded Land - (answers)means areas from which soil has been removed and the
remaining soil cannot be classified in any soil series.
Grease - (answers)means animal fats or vegetable oils (resulting from food
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, plumbing fixtures and attachments. However, this definition
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shall exclude petroleum products, lubricants, silicones and greases of mineral or
synthetic origin.
Grease Trap - (answers)means a device designed to intercept and retain grease
present in sewage or other wastewater.
Gullied Land - (answers)means areas where gullies occupy nearly all of the surface
area. Areas in which gullies occur within spatial intervals of less than one hundred
(100) feet shall be classified as a soil gullied land complex. Gullies of more than
one hundred (100) feet spatial intervals shall be located on the soil maps with the
designated symbols.
Gully - (answers)means a miniature valley (more than one (1) foot in depth) cut by
running water and through which water generally runs during and shortly after
rainfall.
Installer of Subsurface Sewage Disposal Systems - (answers)means a person who
contracts or otherwise installs, constructs, alters, or extends a subsurface sewage
disposal system.
Lot - (answers)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.
