Force Main definition

Force Main means a sewer wherein sewage is moved by pressure.
Force Main means any pipe that receives and conveys, under pressure, wastewater from the discharge side of a pump. A Force Main is intended to convey wastewater under pressure.
Force Main means a sanitary sewer that utilizes a mode of force to transport wastewater.

Examples of Force Main in a sentence

  • Force main shall be completely filled with water, all air expelled from the pipe, and the discharge end of the pipeline shall be plugged and adequately blocked before hydrostatic test begins.


More Definitions of Force Main

Force Main means a pipe in which wastewater is carried under pressure.
Force Main means any pipe that receives and conveys wastewater under pressure from the discharge side of a pump.
Force Main means any pipe that receives and conveys, under pressure,
Force Main means the pressurized sewer pipe that collects raw wastewater pumped from a raw wastewater pump station or other raw wastewater pumping system.
Force Main means the pipe owned by Regional used to transmit sewage under pressure.
Force Main means a pressurized main pipe that carries water and Sewage when gravity flow is not sufficient to move water and Sewage through a gravity line;
Force Main means a pipe line carrying flow under pressure. Section 2.10.5 Grab Sample. A representative sample which is taken from a waste stream on a one time basis with no regard to the flow in the waste stream and without consideration of time. Section 2.10.6 Grace Period means the period of time afforded under NJSA 13:1D-125 et seq., commonly known as the Grace Period Law, for a person to correct a minor violation in order to avoid imposition of a penalty that would otherwise be applicable for such violation. Section 2.10.7 Gravity Main, shall mean a pipe line carrying flow by gravity or operating under atmospheric pressures.