Conventional Septic System Installer Exam
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Accessible community sewer Means a public sewerage system where it's utilization by a given piece of
property is not limited because of physical or other features as determined by the
commissioner
Advanced treatment system (ATS) Means an approved treatment device in compliance with rule 0400-48-01-10 that
is separate and distinct from the disposal field and is used to improve the quality
of septic thank effluent to secondary levels
Agency of government In the context of public sewerage systems, means state, county, and municipal
government agencies including their subdivisions and utility districts, but does not
include entities regulated by the Tennessee regulatory authority.
Air/Vacuum Relief Valves Means a device that allows the air in a distribution system to escape during
pressurized flow, and allows air to enter the system durning depressurized flow
Alternate methods of disposal Means a subsurface sewage disposal system, the construction, installation, and
operation of which varies from that of a conventional subsurface sewage disposal
system.
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Blockout Means a potential access hole which is a think section of concrete preformed in a
septic tank which can be removed to allow insertion of a four to six inch pipe
Boundary outline Means a map or chart with lines delineating the boundaries of the proposed area
or parcel of land
Buffer zone Means the distance between subsurface sewage disposal systems or subsystems
required to alleviate the impact of hydraulic overloading from the adjacent system
Commissioner Means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioners
duly authorized representative, and in the event of commissioners absence or a
vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner
Comventional sand filter Means a filter with two(2) feet or more of medium sand designed to chemically
and biologically process septic tank or other treatment unit effluent from a
pressure distribution system operated on an intermittent basis.
Conventional subsurface sewage, disposal system Means a disposal system that pre-treat sewage by use of septic tank and applies
effluent to the soil as described in rule 0400-48-01-07
Department Means the department of environment and conservation
Disposal field Means the part of a subsurface sewage disposal system that utilizes the soil for
absorption and treatment of septic tank effluent
Domestic septage 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 waste water, and does not
include grease trap at a restaurant.
Dosing chamber Means a water tight receptacle which house is a sewage effluent pump or siphon
and stores sewage effluent from a septic tank until it is pumped, or dosed to a
disposal field.
Drip emitters 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 Means polyethylene tubing that has been certified for wastewater. Use that
incorporates uniformly spaced drip emitters along it's Length
Conventional septic system installer
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Terms in this set (72)
Accessible community sewer Means a public sewerage system where it's utilization by a given piece of
property is not limited because of physical or other features as determined by the
commissioner
Advanced treatment system (ATS) Means an approved treatment device in compliance with rule 0400-48-01-10 that
is separate and distinct from the disposal field and is used to improve the quality
of septic thank effluent to secondary levels
Agency of government In the context of public sewerage systems, means state, county, and municipal
government agencies including their subdivisions and utility districts, but does not
include entities regulated by the Tennessee regulatory authority.
Air/Vacuum Relief Valves Means a device that allows the air in a distribution system to escape during
pressurized flow, and allows air to enter the system durning depressurized flow
Alternate methods of disposal Means a subsurface sewage disposal system, the construction, installation, and
operation of which varies from that of a conventional subsurface sewage disposal
system.
, Conventional Septic System Installer Exam
Blockout Means a potential access hole which is a think section of concrete preformed in a
septic tank which can be removed to allow insertion of a four to six inch pipe
Boundary outline Means a map or chart with lines delineating the boundaries of the proposed area
or parcel of land
Buffer zone Means the distance between subsurface sewage disposal systems or subsystems
required to alleviate the impact of hydraulic overloading from the adjacent system
Commissioner Means the commissioner of environment and conservation, the commissioners
duly authorized representative, and in the event of commissioners absence or a
vacancy in the office of commissioner, the deputy commissioner
Comventional sand filter Means a filter with two(2) feet or more of medium sand designed to chemically
and biologically process septic tank or other treatment unit effluent from a
pressure distribution system operated on an intermittent basis.
Conventional subsurface sewage, disposal system Means a disposal system that pre-treat sewage by use of septic tank and applies
effluent to the soil as described in rule 0400-48-01-07
Department Means the department of environment and conservation
Disposal field Means the part of a subsurface sewage disposal system that utilizes the soil for
absorption and treatment of septic tank effluent
Domestic septage 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 waste water, and does not
include grease trap at a restaurant.
Dosing chamber Means a water tight receptacle which house is a sewage effluent pump or siphon
and stores sewage effluent from a septic tank until it is pumped, or dosed to a
disposal field.
Drip emitters 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 Means polyethylene tubing that has been certified for wastewater. Use that
incorporates uniformly spaced drip emitters along it's Length
