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Feb 1, 1984
Estimating Septic Tank Pumping Frequency
Author: Karen ManclAuthor Affiliations
Publication: Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 110, Issue 1
Abstract
Septic tanks are used in rural areas to settle solids from wastewater, provide for some anaerobic digestion, and store the undigested solids. The accumulated solids must be pumped out periodically. The frequency of septic tank pumping can be estimated for any given tank and household size by estimating the per capita volume and solids loading rates, the trapping efficiency, percent solids digested, percent solids in sludge, and the liquid detention time. Estimated septic tank pumping frequencies are calculated by using average values reported in the literature.
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Clark, J. W., Viessman, W., and Hammer, M. J., Water Supply and Pollution Control, The Haddon Craftsmen, Inc., Scranton, Pa., 1971.
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Laak, R., “Multichamber Septic Tanks,” Journal of the Environmental Engineering Division, ASCE, Vol. 106, No. EE3, Proceedings Paper 15472, June, 1980, pp. 539–546.
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Journal of Environmental Engineering
Volume 110 • Issue 1 • February 1984
Pages: 283 - 285
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Copyright © 1984 ASCE.
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Published online: Feb 1, 1984
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Karen Mancl
Asst. Prof. of Agricultural Engrg. Extension, The Pennsylvania State Univ., University Park, Pa.
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