Septic Installer Test For Washington
State (WOSSA)
Additive - ANS-a industrial product brought to an on-web page sewage device intended to affect
the overall performance or aesthetics of an on-website online sewage system
ANSI - ANS-American National Standards Institute
Approved - ANS-Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. Local health officer or the
department
BED - ANS-a soil dispersal component including an excavation with a width extra than three
toes
BOD - ANS-biochemical oxygen call for, normally expressed in mg/L.
Building basis/in-ground swimming pool Set backs: - ANS-~ 10' from fringe of drain field and
reserve drain field
~ 5' from sewage tank, and distribution box
~ 2' from constructing sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Building Sewer - ANS-that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage gadget which starts from
the quit of the building drain and which receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys
it to a public sewer, personal sewer, character sewage disposal machine or different point of
disposal. It starts two toes outdoor the building wall and conveys sewage from the building drain
to the closing quantities of the on-web page sewage device.
CBOD - ANS-Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, expressed in mg/L.
Cesspool - ANS-a blanketed hollow or pit for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
allowing liquid to seep into the surronding rock or soil
Conforming System - ANS-an on-website online sewage gadget of element assembly rules of:
New production requirements
Approved and mounted inside preceding requirements
Permitted by way of WAC-246-272A-0420
Cover Material - ANS-Soil positioned over dispersal element, made up of mineral fabric and not
using a more than 10% natural content material. Cover may include natural floor material, an
organic landscaper to help lessen and contain soil erosion.
,Cuts and Banks - ANS-a obviously happening or artificially fashioned slope greater than a
hundred percent (forty-five tiers) and extending vertically as a minimum 5 from the toe of the
slope to top of the slope.
Decommissioned nicely (decommissioned according with bankruptcy 173-160 WAC) Set backs:
- ANS-~ 10' from edge of drain area and reserve drain area
~ N/A from sewage tank, and distribution field
~ N/A from constructing sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Department - ANS-Washington State Department of Health
Design Flow - ANS-Means the most volume of sewage a house, structure or other facility is
expected to generate in a twenty-four hour length. It contains each an operating ability and a
surge potential for the machine throughout periodic heavy use occasions. The sizing and design
of a on-site sewage machine component is based on the layout glide.
Designer - ANS-Person who suits site and soil characteristics with authorized additives
Development - ANS-The advent of a house, structure, facility, subdivision, region, or similar
activity ensuing in the production of sewage.
Disinfection - ANS-The system of destroying pathogens in sewage thru the utility of chlorination,
ultra-violent mild, or ozonation.
Distribution Technology - ANS-any association of gadget and/or cloth that distributes sewage
inside and on-web page sewage system.
Down-gradient cuts or banks with at the least five feet. Of authentic undisturbed soil above a
restrictive layer because of a structural or textural trade Set backs: - ANS-~ 50' from fringe of
drain area and reserve drain subject
~ N/A from sewage tank, and distribution field
~ N/A from building sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Down-gradient cuts or banks with less than 5 feet. Of original undisturbed soil above a
restrictive layer due to a structural or textural trade Set backs: - ANS-~ 25' from fringe of drain
subject and reserve drain discipline
~ N/A from sewage tank, and distribution field
~ N/A from building sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Drainfield - ANS-subsurface soil absorption device, and soil dispersal thing
,Drainrock - ANS-cleaned washed gravel or crushed rock ranging in length from three/4" to
2.Five", and containing no more than percentage by weight passing a US No.Eight sieve and
no multiple percent by weight passing via a US No. 200 Sieve.
Effluent - ANS-liquid waste discharged to a septic tank or different on-site sewage device
Expanding Clay - ANS-manner a clay soil with the mineralogy of clay debris. Clay debris make
bigger while soaking up water
enlargement - ANS-a alternate in house, facility or web page that results in the amount of
sewage to exceed the authentic design
Extremely gravely - ANS-soils with 60% or extra, however no longer less than 90% rock
fragments by using quantity.
Failure - ANS-a condition of an on-website online sewage element that threatens the public
health by way of inadequately treating the sewage, or creating a capacity direct or indirect touch
between sewage and the general public.
FC - ANS-Fecal Coliform, expressed in quantity of colonies 100/ml.
Fecal coliform bacteria - ANS-micro organism located in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded
animals which might be cultured in popular exams. Generally expressed as colonies per one
hundred ml.
Gravely - ANS-Soils with 15% or greater, however less than 35% rock fragments by means of
extent.
Gray Water - ANS-Sewage from bathtubs, showers, rest room sinks, kitchen sinks, washing
machines, and dishwashers.
Ground water - ANS-Subsurface water within the sector of saturated soils, seasonally,
permanently, or because the end result of the tides.
Holding tank sewage gadget - ANS-an on-web page sewage machine that a maintaining tank
without a discharge outlet
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): a - ANS-Is an alternative to a conventional on-web site
sewage device with very special and limited programs. Simply, the HTSS offers a means to
acquire and temporarily keep sewage from a facility or residing, for subsequent elimination and
transport to an accepted treatment and disposal website.
, Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): b - ANS-A HTSS is an on-web page sewage device that
contains a holding tank, the services of a sewage pumper/hauler, and the off-website treatment
and disposal of the sewage generated on the website served by means of the HTSS.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Disposal of Contents - ANS-A wastewater remedy
facility authorised with the aid of the Department of Ecology; or, Other treatment and disposal
web sites accepted with the aid of the neighborhood fitness officer.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-The protecting tank system set up
need to be inspected with the aid of the local health officer earlier than use.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.Four.1. Water-tightness of the
tank, examined at web site after set up, via filling with water;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.2. Non-buoyancy in high
groundwater regions or situations;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.Four.3. Leak-proof nature of
the service get entry to(es), get entry to ports, risers, lids, and covers;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.Four. Methods to steady the
lids and covers from beside the point or unapproved access;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.Four.5. Methods of venting
furnished through the design and the set up. Venting must exhaust above the roof line of the
building;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.6. Impervious surfaces
around the get right of entry to ports, device and strategies for cleaning sewage spills; and
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.7. Alarm capabilities.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Materials - ANS-Construction substances used
throughout the preserving tank machine must be capable of characteristic as designed while
uncovered to sewage, sewage gases, and bodily forces as a result of repeated tank filling and
pumping that's inherent to system operation.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Overflow Provisions - ANS-The keeping tank machine
must be designed and set up such that no overflow is allowed, other than in the shape at the
elevation of the lowest fixture served.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Pemiting - ANS-The allow ought to consist of precise
records and necessities for pumping provider frequency and permitted disposal of conserving
tank contents.
State (WOSSA)
Additive - ANS-a industrial product brought to an on-web page sewage device intended to affect
the overall performance or aesthetics of an on-website online sewage system
ANSI - ANS-American National Standards Institute
Approved - ANS-Acceptable to the authority having jurisdiction. Local health officer or the
department
BED - ANS-a soil dispersal component including an excavation with a width extra than three
toes
BOD - ANS-biochemical oxygen call for, normally expressed in mg/L.
Building basis/in-ground swimming pool Set backs: - ANS-~ 10' from fringe of drain field and
reserve drain field
~ 5' from sewage tank, and distribution box
~ 2' from constructing sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Building Sewer - ANS-that part of the horizontal piping of a drainage gadget which starts from
the quit of the building drain and which receives the discharge of the building drain and conveys
it to a public sewer, personal sewer, character sewage disposal machine or different point of
disposal. It starts two toes outdoor the building wall and conveys sewage from the building drain
to the closing quantities of the on-web page sewage device.
CBOD - ANS-Carbonaceous Biochemical Oxygen Demand, expressed in mg/L.
Cesspool - ANS-a blanketed hollow or pit for receiving drainage or sewage, as from a house
allowing liquid to seep into the surronding rock or soil
Conforming System - ANS-an on-website online sewage gadget of element assembly rules of:
New production requirements
Approved and mounted inside preceding requirements
Permitted by way of WAC-246-272A-0420
Cover Material - ANS-Soil positioned over dispersal element, made up of mineral fabric and not
using a more than 10% natural content material. Cover may include natural floor material, an
organic landscaper to help lessen and contain soil erosion.
,Cuts and Banks - ANS-a obviously happening or artificially fashioned slope greater than a
hundred percent (forty-five tiers) and extending vertically as a minimum 5 from the toe of the
slope to top of the slope.
Decommissioned nicely (decommissioned according with bankruptcy 173-160 WAC) Set backs:
- ANS-~ 10' from edge of drain area and reserve drain area
~ N/A from sewage tank, and distribution field
~ N/A from constructing sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Department - ANS-Washington State Department of Health
Design Flow - ANS-Means the most volume of sewage a house, structure or other facility is
expected to generate in a twenty-four hour length. It contains each an operating ability and a
surge potential for the machine throughout periodic heavy use occasions. The sizing and design
of a on-site sewage machine component is based on the layout glide.
Designer - ANS-Person who suits site and soil characteristics with authorized additives
Development - ANS-The advent of a house, structure, facility, subdivision, region, or similar
activity ensuing in the production of sewage.
Disinfection - ANS-The system of destroying pathogens in sewage thru the utility of chlorination,
ultra-violent mild, or ozonation.
Distribution Technology - ANS-any association of gadget and/or cloth that distributes sewage
inside and on-web page sewage system.
Down-gradient cuts or banks with at the least five feet. Of authentic undisturbed soil above a
restrictive layer because of a structural or textural trade Set backs: - ANS-~ 50' from fringe of
drain area and reserve drain subject
~ N/A from sewage tank, and distribution field
~ N/A from building sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Down-gradient cuts or banks with less than 5 feet. Of original undisturbed soil above a
restrictive layer due to a structural or textural trade Set backs: - ANS-~ 25' from fringe of drain
subject and reserve drain discipline
~ N/A from sewage tank, and distribution field
~ N/A from building sewer and non-perforated distribution line
Drainfield - ANS-subsurface soil absorption device, and soil dispersal thing
,Drainrock - ANS-cleaned washed gravel or crushed rock ranging in length from three/4" to
2.Five", and containing no more than percentage by weight passing a US No.Eight sieve and
no multiple percent by weight passing via a US No. 200 Sieve.
Effluent - ANS-liquid waste discharged to a septic tank or different on-site sewage device
Expanding Clay - ANS-manner a clay soil with the mineralogy of clay debris. Clay debris make
bigger while soaking up water
enlargement - ANS-a alternate in house, facility or web page that results in the amount of
sewage to exceed the authentic design
Extremely gravely - ANS-soils with 60% or extra, however no longer less than 90% rock
fragments by using quantity.
Failure - ANS-a condition of an on-website online sewage element that threatens the public
health by way of inadequately treating the sewage, or creating a capacity direct or indirect touch
between sewage and the general public.
FC - ANS-Fecal Coliform, expressed in quantity of colonies 100/ml.
Fecal coliform bacteria - ANS-micro organism located in the intestinal tracts of warm-blooded
animals which might be cultured in popular exams. Generally expressed as colonies per one
hundred ml.
Gravely - ANS-Soils with 15% or greater, however less than 35% rock fragments by means of
extent.
Gray Water - ANS-Sewage from bathtubs, showers, rest room sinks, kitchen sinks, washing
machines, and dishwashers.
Ground water - ANS-Subsurface water within the sector of saturated soils, seasonally,
permanently, or because the end result of the tides.
Holding tank sewage gadget - ANS-an on-web page sewage machine that a maintaining tank
without a discharge outlet
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): a - ANS-Is an alternative to a conventional on-web site
sewage device with very special and limited programs. Simply, the HTSS offers a means to
acquire and temporarily keep sewage from a facility or residing, for subsequent elimination and
transport to an accepted treatment and disposal website.
, Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): b - ANS-A HTSS is an on-web page sewage device that
contains a holding tank, the services of a sewage pumper/hauler, and the off-website treatment
and disposal of the sewage generated on the website served by means of the HTSS.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Disposal of Contents - ANS-A wastewater remedy
facility authorised with the aid of the Department of Ecology; or, Other treatment and disposal
web sites accepted with the aid of the neighborhood fitness officer.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-The protecting tank system set up
need to be inspected with the aid of the local health officer earlier than use.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.Four.1. Water-tightness of the
tank, examined at web site after set up, via filling with water;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.2. Non-buoyancy in high
groundwater regions or situations;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.Four.3. Leak-proof nature of
the service get entry to(es), get entry to ports, risers, lids, and covers;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.Four. Methods to steady the
lids and covers from beside the point or unapproved access;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.Four.5. Methods of venting
furnished through the design and the set up. Venting must exhaust above the roof line of the
building;
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.6. Impervious surfaces
around the get right of entry to ports, device and strategies for cleaning sewage spills; and
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Inspection - ANS-WAC 2.4.7. Alarm capabilities.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Materials - ANS-Construction substances used
throughout the preserving tank machine must be capable of characteristic as designed while
uncovered to sewage, sewage gases, and bodily forces as a result of repeated tank filling and
pumping that's inherent to system operation.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Overflow Provisions - ANS-The keeping tank machine
must be designed and set up such that no overflow is allowed, other than in the shape at the
elevation of the lowest fixture served.
Holding Tank Sewage System (HTSS): Pemiting - ANS-The allow ought to consist of precise
records and necessities for pumping provider frequency and permitted disposal of conserving
tank contents.
