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Alternative System 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 specifically designed to replace or
Products 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 A sum of money set aside (Surety Bond) to insure
completion of work under a contract.
Canal An artificial waterway used for navigation,
drainage, or irrigation.
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Cleaning 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 Charts bearing various color chips established by a
equivalent) 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 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.
Critical Area - S. C. Code Section 48- 1) coastal waters; 2) tidelands; 3) beaches; 4)
39-10(J) defines critical area as the beach/dune systems which are the areas from the
following mean high-water mark to the setback line as
determined in S. C. Code Section 48-39-280.
Curtain Drain 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 A long narrow excavation intended for the purpose
of drainage and/or irrigation.
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Domestic Wastewater 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 A self-contained unit used by one (1) or more
households as a home, such as a house, apartment,
mobile home, house boat, tiny house, park model
RV, RV or camper, or other substantial structure
that provides living facilities for one (1) or more
persons, including permanent or semi-permanent
provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and
sanitation.
Effluent The liquid discharged from a septic tank, effluent
pump station, or other sewage treatment device.
Embankment A bank of soil with at least two (2) feet of vertical
height from top to bottom.
Environmentally Sensitive Waters Outstanding resource waters (ORW), Shellfish
Harvesting Waters (SFH), and Trout-Natural Waters
(TN) as defined in R.61-68 and classified in R.61-69,
and including lakes greater than forty (40) acres in
size and the Atlantic Ocean, regardless of their
classifications in R.61-69.
Existing System An onsite wastewater system, which has received
final construction approval or has been serving a
legally occupied dwelling or structure.
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Alternative System 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 specifically designed to replace or
Products 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 A sum of money set aside (Surety Bond) to insure
completion of work under a contract.
Canal An artificial waterway used for navigation,
drainage, or irrigation.
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Cleaning 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 Charts bearing various color chips established by a
equivalent) 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 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.
Critical Area - S. C. Code Section 48- 1) coastal waters; 2) tidelands; 3) beaches; 4)
39-10(J) defines critical area as the beach/dune systems which are the areas from the
following mean high-water mark to the setback line as
determined in S. C. Code Section 48-39-280.
Curtain Drain 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 A long narrow excavation intended for the purpose
of drainage and/or irrigation.
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Domestic Wastewater 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 A self-contained unit used by one (1) or more
households as a home, such as a house, apartment,
mobile home, house boat, tiny house, park model
RV, RV or camper, or other substantial structure
that provides living facilities for one (1) or more
persons, including permanent or semi-permanent
provisions for living, sleeping, eating, cooking, and
sanitation.
Effluent The liquid discharged from a septic tank, effluent
pump station, or other sewage treatment device.
Embankment A bank of soil with at least two (2) feet of vertical
height from top to bottom.
Environmentally Sensitive Waters Outstanding resource waters (ORW), Shellfish
Harvesting Waters (SFH), and Trout-Natural Waters
(TN) as defined in R.61-68 and classified in R.61-69,
and including lakes greater than forty (40) acres in
size and the Atlantic Ocean, regardless of their
classifications in R.61-69.
Existing System An onsite wastewater system, which has received
final construction approval or has been serving a
legally occupied dwelling or structure.
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