Tennessee Septic Systems Installation
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1. Plans - ANSWER means any documents required by the Commissioner
in the process of carrying out these regulations. Plans may include, but not
be limited to: applications, boundary outlines, plats, soil, and topographic
maps.
2. Plat - ANSWER means a map or other graphic representation drawn to
scale, of a piece of land subdivided into lots, showing streets, waterlines, lot
lines, etc.
3. Positive Drainage Plan - ANSWER means a plan by which all free water,
both surface and subsurface, is removed from an area (lot, subdivision, etc.)
by gravity (even acquiring off-site easements where necessary).
4. "Pressure Compensating Drip Emitters" - ANSWER means drip emitters
that discharge water out of an orifice at a constant rate over a range of
operating pressures.
,5. Privy - ANSWER means a structure and /or excavation for the disposal of
human excreta by non-water carriage methods.
6. Public Sewerage System - ANSWER means the conduits, sewers, and all
devices and appurtenances by means of which sewage is collected,
pumped, treated, and ultimately disposed of at a wastewater treatment
plant; all of which are owned and operated by a municipality, utility district,
or other legally constituted agency of government. Systems permitted
through T.C.A. Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4 are not public sewerage
systems.
7. "Recirculating Gravel Filter (RGF)" - ANSWER means a type of gravel
filter wastewater treatment system that utilizes an effluent recycle system
where a portion of the filtered effluent is mixed with septic tank effluent in
a recirculation/dilution tank and redistributed to the filter.
8. Relief Line - ANSWER means a closed pipe laid on an undisturbed
section of ground that conveys septic tank effluent from one trench to a
subsequent trench on a lower elevation.
9. Restriction - ANSWER means a limitation on the use of properties where
subsurface sewage disposal systems are proposed.
10.Restrictive Covenant - ANSWER means that document which restricts
the use of property by its owner and specifies the obligations and
responsibility of the owner regarding the property.
, 11.Rill - ANSWER means a small shallow, (one (1) foot or less in depth),
ephemeral channel that carries water only during and for a few minutes
after rainfall. Rills can be obliterated with conventional farm tillage
implements.
12.Secondary Effluent Treatment Standards - ANSWER are U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency secondary effluent treatment
requirements for municipal treatment facilities.
13.Septage - ANSWER means a combination of organic sludge, liquid and
scum, which accumulates in septic tanks.
14.Septic Tank - ANSWER means a watertight receptacle, which receives
the discharge of sewage and is designed and so constructed so as to permit
settling of solids from the liquid, digestion of organic matter by detention,
retention of the floating solids and discharge of the liquid portion
15.Septic Tank Effluent - ANSWER means partially treated sewage, which is
discharged from a septic tank.
16.Septic Tank Pumping Contractor - ANSWER means any person engaged
in the business of removing or disposing of the sludge and liquid contents of
septic tanks or holding tanks
17.Sewage - ANSWER means human excreta; all water carried wastes, and
household wastes from residences, buildings or commercial and industrial
establishments.
Actual Exam Questions With Reviewed
100% Correct Detailed Answers
Guaranteed Pass!!Current Update
(Verified A+ Pass)
1. Plans - ANSWER means any documents required by the Commissioner
in the process of carrying out these regulations. Plans may include, but not
be limited to: applications, boundary outlines, plats, soil, and topographic
maps.
2. Plat - ANSWER means a map or other graphic representation drawn to
scale, of a piece of land subdivided into lots, showing streets, waterlines, lot
lines, etc.
3. Positive Drainage Plan - ANSWER means a plan by which all free water,
both surface and subsurface, is removed from an area (lot, subdivision, etc.)
by gravity (even acquiring off-site easements where necessary).
4. "Pressure Compensating Drip Emitters" - ANSWER means drip emitters
that discharge water out of an orifice at a constant rate over a range of
operating pressures.
,5. Privy - ANSWER means a structure and /or excavation for the disposal of
human excreta by non-water carriage methods.
6. Public Sewerage System - ANSWER means the conduits, sewers, and all
devices and appurtenances by means of which sewage is collected,
pumped, treated, and ultimately disposed of at a wastewater treatment
plant; all of which are owned and operated by a municipality, utility district,
or other legally constituted agency of government. Systems permitted
through T.C.A. Title 68, Chapter 221, Part 4 are not public sewerage
systems.
7. "Recirculating Gravel Filter (RGF)" - ANSWER means a type of gravel
filter wastewater treatment system that utilizes an effluent recycle system
where a portion of the filtered effluent is mixed with septic tank effluent in
a recirculation/dilution tank and redistributed to the filter.
8. Relief Line - ANSWER means a closed pipe laid on an undisturbed
section of ground that conveys septic tank effluent from one trench to a
subsequent trench on a lower elevation.
9. Restriction - ANSWER means a limitation on the use of properties where
subsurface sewage disposal systems are proposed.
10.Restrictive Covenant - ANSWER means that document which restricts
the use of property by its owner and specifies the obligations and
responsibility of the owner regarding the property.
, 11.Rill - ANSWER means a small shallow, (one (1) foot or less in depth),
ephemeral channel that carries water only during and for a few minutes
after rainfall. Rills can be obliterated with conventional farm tillage
implements.
12.Secondary Effluent Treatment Standards - ANSWER are U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency secondary effluent treatment
requirements for municipal treatment facilities.
13.Septage - ANSWER means a combination of organic sludge, liquid and
scum, which accumulates in septic tanks.
14.Septic Tank - ANSWER means a watertight receptacle, which receives
the discharge of sewage and is designed and so constructed so as to permit
settling of solids from the liquid, digestion of organic matter by detention,
retention of the floating solids and discharge of the liquid portion
15.Septic Tank Effluent - ANSWER means partially treated sewage, which is
discharged from a septic tank.
16.Septic Tank Pumping Contractor - ANSWER means any person engaged
in the business of removing or disposing of the sludge and liquid contents of
septic tanks or holding tanks
17.Sewage - ANSWER means human excreta; all water carried wastes, and
household wastes from residences, buildings or commercial and industrial
establishments.
