Absorption area definition
Absorption area means the area in square feet of infiltrative surface in a soil disposal system designated to receive effluent from a treatment unit;
Absorption area means the entire area used for the subsurface treatment and dispersion of effluent by an absorption system.
Absorption area means the entire area used for underground dispersion of the liquid portion of sewage including the area designated for a future replacement system. It may consist of a seepage pit, absorption field, or combination of the two. It may also consist of a cesspool, seepage bed, bottomless sand filter, or evapotranspiration-absorption system.
More Definitions of Absorption area
Absorption area means a component of an individual or community sewage system where liquid from a Treatment Tank seeps into the soil; it consists of an aggregate-filled area containing piping for the distribution of liquid and the soil or sand/soil combination located beneath the aggregate.
Absorption area means the entire area used for the subsurface treatment and dispersion of effluent by an absorption system. "Absorption bed" means an absorption system consisting of large excavated areas utilizing drain media or chambers. "Absorption system" means a covered system constructed to receive and to disperse effluent, from gravity or a pump, in such
Absorption area means the entire area used for the subsurface treatment and dispersion of effluent by an absorption system. "Absorption bed" means an absorption system consisting of large excavated areas utilizing drain media or chambers.
Absorption area means the total area used for dispersing effluent into the soil medium,
Absorption area means the area on original soil below a mound that is designed to absorb sewage tank effluent. The absorption area for trenches, seepage beds, and at- grade systems is the area in contact with the part of the distribution medium that is designed to absorb sewage tank effluent [7080.0020 Subp.1a]
Absorption area means the area in square feet of infiltrative surface in an absorption system.