A drywell that receives untreated sanitary waste containing human excreta, which sometimes has an open bottom and/or perforated sides (40 CFR 144.3). Cesspools with the capacity to serve 20 or more persons per day were banned in federal regulations promulgated on December 7, 1999. The construction of new cesspools was immediately banned, and existing large-capacity cesspools must be replaced with sewer connections or onsite wastewater treatment systems by 2005.
a covered cistern; waste water and sewage flow into it
a big tank with a porous bottom and sides that lets the liquid wastewater filter into the ground while
a hole, generally four to six feet across, very deep in the ground, then they brick it and they overlap, that is how the liquid drains into the soil
an underground tank which stores sewage until the time of disposal
a pit which acts as both a settling chamber for solids and a leaching system for liquids
a sealed tank which takes all the water and waste from your house
a sealed underground tank where all the sewage from a property is stored
a simpler underground structure that allows the liquids to leach directly into the soil while retaining the solids
a watertight tank, installed underground, for the storage of sewage
A covered watertight tank used for receiving and storing sewage from premises which cannot be connected to the public sewer and where conditions prevent the use of a small sewage treatment works, including a septic tank.
a subsurface pit which receives untreated wastewater. Cesspools are not allowed in the MOA
A lined or partially lined underground pit into which raw household wastewater is discharge and from which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil. Sometimes called leaching cesspool.
The original type of sewerage system, often still in use inolder homes. They were simply a single hole in the ground loosely blocked up with locally available materials - stone, brick, block, or railroad ties - and capped either with ties covered with a layer of old steel roofing or a cast-in-place concrete lid with a cleanout hole near the center. All household wastewater entered and the liquid portion was absorbed into the ground. When the soil plugged, a new cesspool was added. Wiser installers placed an elbow, or better still, a tee in the outlet pipe from the first cesspool, creating a baffle to hold back the floating greases and scums. In a sense, this created the first type of septic system, because the first cesspool in the line, sealed by its own demise, served as a septic tank and the subsequent tank provided a greater degree of settling and separation of soil-plugging solids and some absorbtion. (Owners often have the first tank pumped out to maintain system operation.)
A lined pit with holes in the bottom and/or sidewalls into which raw sewage is discharged
A simple method of drain comprising a holding tank that needs frequent emptying. Not to be confused with Septic Tank.
A pit which serves for storage of liquid sewage which is disposed of through seepage into the surrounding soil.
a covered hole or pit for receiving sewage
A covered pit with a perforated lining in the bottom into which raw sewage is discharged: the liquid portion of the sewage is disposed of by seeping or leaching into the surrounding porous soil; the solids, or sludge, are retained in the pit to undergo partial decomposition before occasional or intermittent removal. Cesspools are no longer permitted for waste disposal.
A simple method of drain which is just a holding tank that needs frequent emptying. See also Septic Tank.
an underground disposal system for household sewage
A cesspool is a lined excavation in the ground which recieves the discharges of a drainage system or part thereof, so designed as to retain the organic matter and solids discharging therein, but permitting the liquids to seep through the bottom and sides.
An underground reservoir for liquid waste, typically household sewage.
A lined or partially lined excavation or pit for dumping raw household wastewater for natural decomposition and percolation into the soil. Unlike a properly designed Septic System, cesspools do not provide adequate treatment of the wastes and are ILLEGAL!.
An underground pit into which raw household sewage or other untreated liquid waste is discharged. The liquid from a cesspool seeps into the surrounding soil. Cesspools are prohibited in Kentucky.