drain field
Underground sewage filter
A drain field is the underground network of perforated pipes that disperses wastewater from a septic tank into the surrounding soil.
The pipes run through gravel-filled trenches, allowing effluent to filter gradually into the earth.
Also called a leach field.
The inspector said our drain field needed replacing.
Liquid passing through pores
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- porosityVoid space density
- permeabilityAbility to transmit fluids
saturation · gravel · sandy loam · aggregate · backfill · topsoil · compaction · absorption rate
Top of groundwater zone
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
- rechargeRestore electrical capacity
pollution · environmental health · pathogens · coliform · leachate · subsurface
Onsite sewage treatment installation
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- sewage disposalRemoving and processing wastewater
- wastewater treatmentCleaning used liquid for reuse
- greywaterLight household wastewater
trenches · drainpipe · outlet · septic tank · cleanout
percolation
Liquid passing through pores
- infiltrationCovert entry into organization
- seepageSlow fluid escape
- porosityVoid space density
permeability · saturation · gravel · sandy loam · aggregate · backfill · topsoil · compaction · absorption rate
water table
Top of groundwater zone
- aquiferGroundwater-bearing geological formation
- contaminationIntroduction of impurities
- hydrologyScience of water distribution
recharge · pollution · environmental health · pathogens · coliform · leachate · subsurface
septic system
Onsite sewage treatment installation
- effluentDischarged liquid waste
- sewage disposalRemoving and processing wastewater
- wastewater treatmentCleaning used liquid for reuse
greywater · trenches · drainpipe · outlet · septic tank · cleanout
- drainagedrainpipe, sewer, sewers, storm sewer, vent stack
- septic systemsseptic tank, effluent, sludge, baffle, inlet pipe
- plumbingpipes, valves, fittings, faucets, pipe
- seweragesewers, sewage, sewer pipes, sewer, sewer networks
drain fieldseptic tank
Subterranean sewage decomposition chamber
holding tank · sewage treatment plant · cesspool · inlet pipe · cesspit
drain fieldwell
Dug water source
cistern · catchment area · water intake · reservoir · sump
drain fieldsewage treatment plant
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