Sump definition

Sump means any pit or reservoir that meets the definition of tank and those troughs/trenches connected to it that serve to collect hazardous waste for transport to hazardous waste storage, treatment, or disposal facilities; except that as used in the landfill, surface impoundment, and waste pile rules, “sump” means any lined pit or reservoir that serves to collect liquids drained from a leachate collection and removal system or leak detection system for subsequent removal from the system.

Sump means a man-made pit, trench hollow or cavity in the earth’s surface used for the purpose of depositing waste material therein;

Sump means a tank or pit that receives wastewater that must be emptied by mechanical means.

Examples of Sump in a sentence

• At District and GP level, procurement activities will include procurement of works for construction of Water storage tanks, water channels, vermicompost pits, livestock Mangers, foot bridges, water lifting pumps, GI pipes, accessories, installation of ropeways, Ponds, Check Dams, Subsurface Dykes, Sump Wells etc.

• Sump: Cross drilled through two adjacent retaining screws or studs.

• The most we will pay for the coverage provided under this endorsement for all individual losses occurring at any one location during any period of 72 consecutive hours arising out of and directly occasioned by the same event is$25,000; unless a higher Water Back-Up And Sump Overflow Limit of Insurance is indicated on the Declarations, in which case this limit is in addition to the amount shown on the Declarations.

• Sump pumps installed to receive and discharge floor drain flow or other sanitary sewage shall be connected to the sanitary sewers.

• Sump capacity should be at least 1.3 times the maximum volume of wastewater discharged per day.

More Definitions of Sump

Sump means a lined or unlined surface impoundment or excavated depression in the ground which, during normal operations, is used to separate, store, or hold emulsion, crude oil, condensate, or produced water.

Sump. "pit," "pond," or "lagoon" means a depression in the ground which lacks independent structural integrity and depends on surrounding earthen material for structural support of fluid containment.

Sump means an excavation at the toe of a dam intended to collect groundwater and Seepage from the Tailings Containment Area(s);

Sump means a pit in which waste residual drilling material or drilling fluids are stored only for the duration of drilling activities.

Sump means a hole dug to a depth of ten feet or less with a diameter greater than ten feet in which groundwater is sought or encountered.

Sump means a receptacle installed between the storm or combined sewer and the building storm system to intercept the flow of deleterious matter into the building or public sewer and to prevent the outflow of sewer gas;

Sump means a tank or pit, which receives sewage or liquid waste, located below the normal grade of the gravity system and that is emptied by mechanical means.