Drywell definition

Drywell means an unlined or partially lined underground pit (regardless of geometry) into which drainage from roofs, basement floors, water softeners or other non-wastewater sources is discharged and from which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil.
Drywell means a well, other than an improved sinkhole or subsurface fluid distribution system, completed above the water table so that its bottom and sides are typically dry except when receiving fluids.
Drywell means a well which is a bored, drilled or driven shaft or hole whose depth is greater than its width and is designed and constructed specifically for the dis- posal of storm water. Drywells do not include class 1, class 2, class 3 or class 4 injection wells as defined by the Federal Underground Injection Control Program (P.L. 93-523, part C), as amended. A.R.S. § 49-331(3)

Examples of Drywell in a sentence

  • Cleaned 100% of the structures in CBERRRSA in 2021 Catch Basins – 549 Catch Basin Manholes – 508 Drywells – 18 Lift Station – 1 OGS – 13 See attached 2021 Catch Basin, Catch basin Manhole, and Drywell Cleaning annual inspection or cleaning.


More Definitions of Drywell

Drywell means a subterranean pit, chamber, or structure used to collect storm water, effluent, or other liquid and disperse it into the soil.
Drywell means a well, other than an improved sinkhole or subsurface fluid distribution system, generally completed above the water table so that its bottom and sides are typically dry except when receiving fluids. "Ductility" refers to the ability of a material to sustain stress until it fractures.
Drywell means a precast concrete manhole with perforations and installed with drain rock or other material for exfiltration of surface water runoff or other drainage to the subsurface.
Drywell means a well, completed above the groundwater table so that its bottom and sides are typically dry except when receiving fluids.
Drywell means a subterranean pit, chamber, or structure used to collect stormwater, effluent, or other liquid and disperse it into the soil.
Drywell means a well which is a bored, drilled or driven shaft or hole whose depth is greater than its width and is designed and constructed specifically for the disposal of storm water. Drywells do not include class 1, class 2, class 3 or class 4 injection wells as defined by the Federal Underground Injection Control Program (P.L. 93-523, part C), as amended. A.R.S. § 49-331(3) 17.20.“Dwelling” means any building, structure, or improvement intended for residential use or related activity, including a house, an apartment unit, a condominium unit, a townhouse, or a mobile or manufactured home that has been constructed or will be con-
Drywell means a well, other than a “subsurface fluid distribution system”, completed above the water table where its bottom and sides are typically dry except when receiving fluids.