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"BUILDING SEWER" That part of the drainage system which extends from the end of the building drain and conveys its discharge to an individual sewage treatment system or to a public sanitary sewage collection system. "CAPACITY" The liquid volume of a sewage tank using inside dimensions below the ou~ "CESSPOOL" An underground pit into which raw household sewage or other untreated liquid waste is discharged and from which the liquid seeps into the surrounding soil. "COUNCIL" Ramsey City Council. "DISTRIBUTION PIPES" Perforated pipes or agricultural drain tiles that are used to ~stribute sewage tank effluent in a soil treatment system. Perforated pipe used for distribution pipes shall have one or more rows of holes of no more than 1/2 inch in diameter spaced no more than 36 inches apart. Holes shall be spaced to prevent bearing capacity of not less than 800 pounds per linear foot. "DISTRIBUTION DEVICE" A device which is used to distribute sewage tank effluent to the dis~ri~tior~ pipes, including but not limited to distribution boxes, drop boxes, and valve boxes. "DOSING DEVICE" (or pump pit or wet well) A tank or separate compartment following ~he sewage t~k which serves as a reservoir for the dosing device. "DRAINFIELD" Also called tile disposal field, soil absorption field. Uses ~i~t'ributi~n pipes placed in favorable soil so that sewage from the septic tank can percolate through and into the soil. "DWELLING" Any building or place used or intended to be used by human occupants as a single family or two family unit. "FILTER MATERIAL" Clean rock, crushed igneous rock or similar insoluble, durable and decay-resistant material free from dust, sand, silt or clay. The size shall range from 1-1/4 inch minimum diameter to 2-1/2 inches effective diameter. "HOLDING TANK" A watertight tank for storage cf sewage until it can be transported to a point of approved disposal. "IMPERMEABLE" Nith regard to soils, a soil horizon or layer having a vertical permea-~l~-~l-i~ less than one inch in 24 hours shall be considered impermeable. "INDIVIDUAL SEWAGE TREATMENT SYSTEMS" A sewage treatment system, or part thereof, serving a dwelling, or other small living or business unit, or group thereof, which utilizes subsurface soil treatment and disposal.