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TeachMeFinance.com - explain Septic tank Septic tank The term 'Septic tank' as it applies to the area of water can be defined as 'a tank used to detain domestic wastes to allow the settling of solids prior to distribution to a leach field for soil absorption. Septic tanks are used when a sewer line is not available to carry them to a treatment plant. A settling tank in which settled sludge is in immediate contact with sewage flowing through the tank, and wherein solids are decomposed by anaerobic bacterial action'. The term 'Septic tank' as it applies to the area of energy can be defined as ' A tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria'. Previous 5 Terms: Separative work unit (SWU) sepia sepometer septentrional Septic system Next 5 Terms: septiferous septiform septimal sequence Sequence assembly About the author Mark McCracken Author: Mark McCracken is a corporate trainer and author living in Higashi Osaka, Japan. He is the author of thousands of online articles as well as the Business English textbook, "25 Business Skills in English". Copyright © 2005-2011 by Mark McCracken, All Rights Reserved. TeachMeFinance.com is an informational website, and should not be used as a substitute for professional medical, legal or financial advice. Information presented at TeachMeFinance.com is provided on an "AS-IS" basis. Please read the disclaimer for details.