septic tank
noun
: a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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Septic tank regulations approved The City Council also approved changes to the city code regulating septic tanks, bringing the rules in line with county and state requirements.
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Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
We Florida conservatives feel the pain of insurance rates skyrocketing, smell the stench of septic tanks flushed out by flooding, and endure more frequent and more catastrophic storm damage across the state.
—Yanni Psareas, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2024
In heavy rains, septic tanks overflow, flooding the streets and spreading disease.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
There was already electricity, water and a septic tank.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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Aaron Sullivan, Austin American-Statesman, 15 Feb. 2024
We Florida conservatives feel the pain of insurance rates skyrocketing, smell the stench of septic tanks flushed out by flooding, and endure more frequent and more catastrophic storm damage across the state.
—Yanni Psareas, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2024
In heavy rains, septic tanks overflow, flooding the streets and spreading disease.
—Dorothy Wickenden, The New Yorker, 28 Oct. 2024
There was already electricity, water and a septic tank.
—Wendy Grossman Kantor, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Septic tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septic%20tank. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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