sewage storage
Facilities that hold sewage, including septic tanks and storage before treatment.
Sewage storage sites are places for holding, collecting, or general storage of water, human waste, and other materials from sewage systems or outhouses. These include septic tanks as well as larger scale infrastructure for holding sewage before treatment.
The material held is sewage or waste from sanitary systems. Drainage storage holds drainage or irrigation overflow, while garbage storage holds general discarded waste. A tank containing both sewage and stormwater still holds sewage.
Storage and treatment can occur in the same installation. A septic tank retains wastewater and separates settled or floating matter as part of treatment. A holding tank retains sewage for removal. The storage function does not require a particular tank size or number of chambers.
Related definitions
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compost storage
Storage of organic waste kept to biodegrade into soil or soil-like matter, including plant waste, food waste, and manure. -
drainage storage
Storage of overflow water collected from roof drainage, land drainage, or irrigation systems. -
garbage storage
Space for intermediate storage of general waste materials including trash and mixed waste. -
junk storage
Storage of used-up or discarded objects kept separate from organic or dirty mixed waste, potentially for salvage or resale. -
nuclear waste storage
Bulk storage of spent nuclear fuels and waste from nuclear power or nuclear weapons production. -
recycling storage
Storage of discarded materials held for later recycling, including organic waste that is not being composted.