Septage definition

Septage means the liquid and solid material pumped from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar domestic sewage treatment system, or from a holding tank, when the system is cleaned or maintained.
Septage means a liquid or semisolid that includes normal household wastes, human excreta, and animal or vegetable matter in suspension or solution generated from a residential septic tank system. Septage may include such material issued from a commercial establishment if the commercial establishment can demonstrate to the Division that the material meets the definition for septage set forth in this subsection. Septage does not include chemical toilet residuals.
Septage means the sludge produced in individual on-site wastewater disposal systems such as septic tanks;

Examples of Septage in a sentence

  • Septage – means the liquid and solid material pumped from a septic tank, cesspool, or similar domestic sewage treatment system, or a holding tank when the system is cleaned or maintained.

  • Removal, transport, and disposal of septage wastes shall be done in accordance with the requirements of Part 117, Septage Waste Servicers, Natural Resources and Environmental Protection Act, 1994 PA 451, as amended (NREPA).

  • This includes haulers of Septage, Portable Toilet Waste, FOG, and other waste types.

  • The Grantee shall use current inspection forms provided by EGLE posted on the Septage Program website.

  • These resources include the Guidance Manual for the Land Application of Septage Waste which can be downloaded from the program website.


More Definitions of Septage

Septage means the mixture of solid wastes, scum, sludge, and liquids pumped from within septic tanks, pump chambers, holding tanks, and other OSS components.
Septage means a semisolid consisting of settled sewage solids combined with varying amounts of water and dissolved materials generated from a septic tank system.
Septage means the wastewater or contents of septic or holding tanks, dosing chambers, grease interceptors, seepage beds, seepage pits, seepage trenches, privies or portable restrooms.
Septage means the liquid contents (including sludge and scum) of a septic tank normally pumped out periodically and transported to another site for disposal.
Septage means any solid, liquid or semi-solid removed from septic tanks, cesspools, privies, wastewater holding tanks or other similar onsite wastewater treatment systems.
Septage means the scum, liquid, sludge or other waste from a septic tank, soil absorption field, holding tank or privy. This term does not include the waste from a grease interceptor.
Septage means the liquid and solid contents of a septic tank.