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SCDHEC Regulation 61-56 Questions and
Correct Answers
Alternative System Answer: A system incorporating
design modifications of the proposed subsurface
wastewater infiltration trench area (drain field) or
absorption trench geometry for the purpose of
achieving compliance with required setbacks and offset
to the zone of saturation and/or restrictive horizons. No
such system shall be utilized unless the Department
has established a specific standard.
Alternative Infiltration Trench Products Answer:
Products specifically designed to replace or eliminate
the aggregate typically utilized in subsurface infiltration
trenches. Such products must be approved for use by
the Department and must adhere to required
equivalency values established herein.
Bond Answer: A sum of money set aside (Surety
Bond) to insure completion of work under a contract.
Canal Answer: An artificial waterway used for
navigation, drainage, or irrigation.
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Cleaning Answer: The removal and transportation of
septage from an onsite wastewater system, self-
contained toilet, or other sewage holding system to an
approved disposal location.
Color Charts (Munsell System or equivalent) Answer:
Charts bearing various color chips established by a
recognized color system which uses three elements—
hue, value, and chroma—to make up a specific color
notation. The notation is recorded in the form of hue,
value, and chroma (e.g., 10YR 5/6). The three
attributes of color are arranged in the system in orderly
scales of equal visual steps, which are used to measure
and describe color accurately under standard conditions
of illumination by comparing soil samples to color chips
on various charts.
Conventional System Answer: An onsite wastewater
system that utilizes a network of conventional
wastewater infiltration trenches installed in the
naturally occurring soil for the treatment and disposal
of domestic wastewater.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Critical Area - S. C. Code Section 48-39-10(J) defines
critical area as the following Answer: 1) coastal
waters; 2) tidelands; 3) beaches; 4) beach/dune
systems which are the areas from the mean high-water
mark to the setback line as determined in S. C. Code
Section 48-39-280.
Curtain Drain Answer: A subsurface interceptor drain
that is installed to collect and redirect groundwater as
it flows through the soil profile to an appropriate
discharge point.
Ditch Answer: A long narrow excavation intended for
the purpose of drainage and/or irrigation.
Domestic Wastewater Answer: The untreated liquid
and solid human body waste and the liquids generated
by water-using fixtures and appliances, including those
associated with food service operations. For the
purposes of this regulation, domestic wastewater shall
not include industrial process wastewater.
Dwelling Answer: A self-contained unit used by one
(1) or more households as a home, such as a house,
Pretest - Stuvia US
SCDHEC Regulation 61-56 Questions and
Correct Answers
Alternative System Answer: A system incorporating
design modifications of the proposed subsurface
wastewater infiltration trench area (drain field) or
absorption trench geometry for the purpose of
achieving compliance with required setbacks and offset
to the zone of saturation and/or restrictive horizons. No
such system shall be utilized unless the Department
has established a specific standard.
Alternative Infiltration Trench Products Answer:
Products specifically designed to replace or eliminate
the aggregate typically utilized in subsurface infiltration
trenches. Such products must be approved for use by
the Department and must adhere to required
equivalency values established herein.
Bond Answer: A sum of money set aside (Surety
Bond) to insure completion of work under a contract.
Canal Answer: An artificial waterway used for
navigation, drainage, or irrigation.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Cleaning Answer: The removal and transportation of
septage from an onsite wastewater system, self-
contained toilet, or other sewage holding system to an
approved disposal location.
Color Charts (Munsell System or equivalent) Answer:
Charts bearing various color chips established by a
recognized color system which uses three elements—
hue, value, and chroma—to make up a specific color
notation. The notation is recorded in the form of hue,
value, and chroma (e.g., 10YR 5/6). The three
attributes of color are arranged in the system in orderly
scales of equal visual steps, which are used to measure
and describe color accurately under standard conditions
of illumination by comparing soil samples to color chips
on various charts.
Conventional System Answer: An onsite wastewater
system that utilizes a network of conventional
wastewater infiltration trenches installed in the
naturally occurring soil for the treatment and disposal
of domestic wastewater.
Pretest - Stuvia US
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Critical Area - S. C. Code Section 48-39-10(J) defines
critical area as the following Answer: 1) coastal
waters; 2) tidelands; 3) beaches; 4) beach/dune
systems which are the areas from the mean high-water
mark to the setback line as determined in S. C. Code
Section 48-39-280.
Curtain Drain Answer: A subsurface interceptor drain
that is installed to collect and redirect groundwater as
it flows through the soil profile to an appropriate
discharge point.
Ditch Answer: A long narrow excavation intended for
the purpose of drainage and/or irrigation.
Domestic Wastewater Answer: The untreated liquid
and solid human body waste and the liquids generated
by water-using fixtures and appliances, including those
associated with food service operations. For the
purposes of this regulation, domestic wastewater shall
not include industrial process wastewater.
Dwelling Answer: A self-contained unit used by one
(1) or more households as a home, such as a house,
Pretest - Stuvia US
