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Septic Tank Size - Table of Required Septic Tank Sizes - Septic Tank Capacity Vs Usage & Computing Septic Tank Capacity or Septic Tank Size Requirements
Septic Tank Size - Table of Required Septic Tank Sizes - Septic Tank Capacity Vs Usage & Computing Septic Tank Capacity or Septic Tank Size Requirements
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SepticTankSizeRequirements
SEPTICTANKSIZECONTENTS:Septictanksizingtablesprovideaguidetochoosingaseptictanksize
basedonwaterusage.Minimumrecommendedseptictanksizesbasedonbuildingoccupancyorwastewater
volume.Howdoesweatheraffectthenecessaryseptictanksize.Design,CodeRequirements&Maintenance
forTwoCompartmentSepticTanks
COMPUTESEPTICTANKCAPACITYHowtocalculaterequiredseptictankcapacity
COMPUTINGEXAMPLEforseptictankcapacityrequirements
SEPTICTANKDIMENSIONStypical
POSTaQUESTIONorREADFAQsabouthowtocalculatethenecessarysizeofaseptictank
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Septictanksizespecifications&requirements:
Thisarticleprovidesaseptictanksizetabletodeterminetherequiredsizeorcapacityofaseptictank.Thetypicalresidentialseptictank
sizerequiredforagivenaveragedailysewagewastewaterflowingallonsisprovidedinatableofseptictanksizes.Wealsoincludetables
oftypicalseptictanksizedimensionsandcapacitiesforconcreteseptictanks,plasticorfiberglassseptictanks&steelseptictanks.
Thischapteralsoexplainshowtocalculateseptictankvolumebasedonseptictankinsidedimensionsmeasuredinfeet,andwediscussthe
sizing,installation,andfunctionsofseptictankteestopreventsepticsystemclogging.Septictanksizerequirementsandhowtocalculate
septictankcapacityareexplained.
SepticTankCapacityvsUsageinDailyGallonsofWastewaterFlow&HowtoCalculatetheSize(ingallons)ofaSepticTankarereflected
inthetable.Thischaptersummarizesguidelinesontherequiredseptictanksizebasedonanticipatedlevelofdailygallonsofsewage
wastewaterflow.
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SEPTICTANKSIZETABLETableofRequiredSepticTankSizeBasedonDailyWater
Usage
Howbigdoesourseptictankneedtobe?Typicallytheseptictankvolumeforaconventionaltankandonsiteeffluentdisposalsystem(such
asadrainfield)isestimatedataminimumof1000gallonsor1.5xaveragetotaldailywastewaterflow.
TableofRequiredSepticTankSizeBasedonDailyWasteWaterVolumeinGallons
AverageSewageWastewater MinimumSepticTankSizeinGallons
FlowGallonsPerDay ofEffectiveCapacityNeeded(1)
0500 900
601700 1200
801900 1500
10011240 1900
20012500 3200
45015000 5800
NotestoTable:
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(1)Source:FloridaASHISeminar,Kissimmee,October1993,includedsheetfromEnvironmentalHealthServices,March17,1992.
Someintermediatetableentrieswereeliminatedbutcanberecalculatedbyinterpolation
InmostU.S.jurisdictionswesurveyed,theminimumpermittedtanksizefornewsepticinstallationsis1000gallons.Specialsite
considerationsmayrequiredesignbyasepticengineerbeforelocalhealthdepartmentscanapproveaninstallation.
WATERUSAGETABLEprovidescompaniondataifyoudon'talreadyknowyourdailywastewatervolume
Thistableisforsizingresidentialseptictanks.
Separately,COMMERCIALSEPTICDESIGNdiscussescommercialseptictankanddrainfieldsizingbasedonwastewaterflow
estimates.TherewealsoincludeexcerptsfromtheEPADesignManual'sdiscussionofhowaseptictanksizeshouldbedetermined,
includingsafetyfactorsbutbalancingdesigncapacitysafetywithavoidingunnecessarilyhighcosts.
SEPTICTANKSIZETABLETableofRequiredSepticTankSizeBasedonNumberof
BedroomsinaHome
Howbigdoesourseptictankneedtobebasedonthenumberofbedroomsinthehome?Somejurisdictionsusethenumberofbedrooms
ratherthannumberofoccupantsorestimateddailywastewaterflowtoguidehomeownersandsepticinstallersinchoosingaseptictank
size.
SepticTankinGallonsSizeBasedonNumberofBedrooms
MinimumSepticTankLiquidSurface
Numberofbedrooms MinimumSepticTankCapacity(Gallons)
Area(sq.ft.)
0bedrooms 750gal.(2)obsoleteinNYS
1,2,or3bedrooms 1,000gallons 27sq.ft.
4bedrooms 1,200gallons 34sq.ft.
5bedrooms 1,500gallons 40sq.ft.
6bedrooms 1,750gallons 47sq.ft.
Notestotheseptictanksizingtable:
Originalsource:NewYorkStateNYS75A.WastewaterTreatmentStandards,[image]Update12January2015tocurrenttablethat
lumps13bedroomstogetherandadds6bedroomhomes.ThecurrentstandarddocumentisprovidedasaPDFandcanbeseeninits
entiretyatREFERENCES.
Theolderversionofthistablepermitted750gallonseptictanksinsomejurisdictionsandpermitted1,500gallonseptictanksfor6
bedroomhomes.SomecurrentstandardssuchasNewMexicostillpermitthesesmallerseptictanksizes).
Forexample,NewMexico[referencecitation]usesthisstandard.Otherexpertsestimatethatoccupantsusebetween50and100gallons
ofwaterperpersonperdayinahomeintheU.S.Wecanusethatguesstimatetocomparedifferentseptictanksizeguidelines.Alsosee
WATERUSAGETABLE[webpage].
ThecurrentandsomewhatmorestringentseptictanksizeusedintheU.S.byNewYork(PublicHealthLaw201(1)(1)Section75A)
standardincludesthesecommentsonseptictanksizing:
Tanksizerequirementsformorethansixbedroomsshallbecalculatedbyadding\250gallonsandsevensquarefeetof
surfaceareaforeachadditionalbedroom.
Agarbagegrindershallbeconsideredequivalenttoanadditionalbedroomfordeterminingtanksize.
2.Watchout:750gallonseptictanksaresmallerthantheminimum1000gsizerequiredfornewconstructioninmanyjurisdictionsworld
wide.
SepticTankSizeRequirementsMayBeSetorAdjustedbyLocalorStateorProvincialOrdinances,Lift
Stations,Weather
Insomejurisdictionsgovernmentordinancemaysimplyspecifytheminimumallowableseptictanksizeby
Numberofbedrooms(asinourtableabove).ForexampletheAlaskastateregulation(18AAC72)specifiesthattheminimumseptic
tanksizeshallbe1000gallonsforahomewiththreeorfewerbedrooms.(Mostsepticdesignguidespresumeanoccupancyoftwo
peopleperbedroom,soifyourhomeismorecrowdedyourseptictanksizeshouldbeincreased).
Septicpumpingchambers:useofasepticsystempumpingchamber:thesameexampleregulationsasabovestatethat
Ifaseptictankincorporatesanintegralliftstationpumpingchamber,therequiredtanksizemustbeincreasedby250gallons[4]
Localweathertemperatures:thesameexamplesepticregulationjustcitedalsopointsoutthatseptictanksizesneedtobe
consideredinviewoftheclimatewheretheyareinstalled.InverycoldclimatessuchasAlaskaandnorthernCanada,becausecold
temperaturesreducetheanaerobicrateofdigestionofsewagesolids,theseptictanksizesneedtobeincreasedmoresize,morenet
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freearea,longerseptictankretentiontimesareallneeded.Converselyinwarmorhotclimateswherethelevelofbacterialactionis
comparativelygreater,septictanksizesmaybeabitsmaller.
Design,CodeRequirements&MaintenanceforTwoCompartmentSepticTanks
Twocompartmentseptictanksdoasomewhatbetterjobofremovingsuspendedsolidsfromwastewaterthansinglecompartmentseptic
tanks,andsomejurisdictions,includingAlaska(18AAC72),requirethattwocompartmentseptictanksbeused.Butwehavenotfound
regulationsthattranslatethatdesigndifferenceintodifferentseptictanksizerequirements.
Insomestates(ConnecticutsinceJanuary1991)septictanksnowconsistoftwocompartmentsinordertodoamoreeffectivejob,and
increasinglyotherjurisdictions(Alaska,Pennsylvania)requirethatnewandupgradedonsitewastewaterdisposalsystemsusetwo
compartmentseptictanks.
ImageadaptedfromAlaskaDEC[3]Thedashedlinesillustratetheliquidlevel(red)andthedifferenceinelevation(green)betweentheinlet
andoutletseptictankpipeconnections.MoreaboutthesemeasurementsisatSEPTICTANKTEESwherewediscussrepairprocedures
andbackwardsseptictanks.
Inatwocompartmentseptictankthewallseparatingthetwocompartmentswillhaveanopeningthatallowsliquideffluenttoflowintothe
secondcompartment,keepingfloatingscumandsettledsludgeinthefirstcompartment(mostly).Theentiretank,bothcompartments,will
needtobefilledwithwastewaterbeforeanyeffluentwillbegintoflowoutoftheseptictankandintothedrainfieldorsoakawaybed.
Sowhenyouobservedabouttwofeetofwasteintheseptictank,thenleftthesystemunused,you'dexpecttofindexactlythesameamount
inthetankweekslater.Onlyaveryslightdropinlevelmightoccur,lessthananinchcausedbyevaporationbecauseyouleftthetank
open(anddangerous).
Watchout:ifyourtankisatwocompartmenttypethesolids,floatingscumandsettledsludgeareaccumulatingattheinletportionofthe
tank.Inspectingatthefinalseptictankoutletendwillnotdiscoversludgeandscumearlyenoughtopreventsepticsystemdamage.Such
tanksmayhaveacenterinspectionportwhichadmitstankaccessattheoutletofthesludge/scumcontainingcompartment.That'swhereto
testintwocompartmentseptictanks.
PleaseseeSEWAGELEVELSinSEPTICTANKSfordetailsabouthowtointerpretabnormallevelsofsewagefoundintheseptictank(too
highortoolow).
SepticmediafiltersystemsalsorequireeithertwoseptictanksoratwocompartmenttankseeSandFilters
SEPTICTANKDESIGNSPECIFICATIONSexamplecodespecifyingseptictankdesignparameters
SEPTICTANKDESIGNSTRENGTHSPECStherequiredstrengthofconstructionofseptictank&cesspoolcovers,walls,sides,
bottoms
COMPUTINGSEPTICTANKCAPACITYHowtoComputeSepticTankSizeand
CapacityinGallons
Howdowecomputethevolumeingallonsthataseptictankprovidesbasedonsimplemeasurementswecanmake?
SepticTanksareusuallyabout4.5feetwidex8.0feetlongx6feettall.Tanksaretypicallyburied4inchesto4feetdeepdependingonlocal
siteconditions,shape,slope,andotherfactors.
Hereisthebasicmathforcomputingseptictankcapacity(volume)ingallons.Measurementsareinfeet,takenofinsidedimensionsofthe
septictank.
HowtoCalculatetheSepticTankCapacityinGallons
3.14xradiussquaredxdepth(allinfeet)=cubiccapacity.Cubiccapacityx7.5=gallons
RoundSepticTanks
capacity.
RectangularSepticTanks LengthxWidthxDepthinfeetx7.5=gallons
RectangularSepticTanks Lengthxwidthininches/231=gallonsperinchofseptictankdepth.Multiplythisnumberby
(alternativemethod1) septictankdepthininchestogetgallons
RectangularSepticTanks
LengthxWidthxDepthinfeet/.1337=gallons
(alternativemethod2)
COMPUTINGEXAMPLEAnExampleofComputingSepticTankSize,CapacityorVolumeinGallons
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Onegallonofwaterhasavolumeof.1337cubicfeet.Forarectangularseptictank,multiplydepth(orinside"height")infeettimeswidth
timeslength.Dividethisfigureby.1337toestablishthenumberofgallonsintheseptictank.
Example1:howmanygallonsisheldinaa4ft.deepx5ft.widex8ft.longseptictank?Ifthetankdimensionswere4ft.x5ft.x8ft.=160
cubicfeet.Usingtheconversionfactortoconvertcubicfeettogallons,160/.1337=1196orabouta1200gallontank.
Onecubicfootofvolumecancontain7.481gallonsofliquid.Soasecondapproachtocalculatingseptictankactualsizeorcapacityin
gallonsistomultiplytheseptictankvolumeincubicfeetbythisconstant,whichweroundupto7.5gallons/cubicfoot.
Example2:howmanycubicfeetandhowmanygallonsareheldinaseptictankoftypicaldimensionsof4.5ft.widex8.0ft.longx6ft.
high.(4.5x8x6)=216cubicfeet.Sinceonecubicfootcancontain7.481gallons,whichweroundupto7.5gallonspercubicfoot:216x
7.5=1620gallonsofseptictankcapacitythisisprobablynominallya"1500gallonseptictank".
Notethatifthedimensionsgivenbyyoursepticcontractoraretheexternaldimensionsofthetankratherthantheinternaldimensionsthen
thevolumegivenbythiscalculationwillcomeupwithaseptictanksizeestimatethatishigherthantheactualtankcapacitytheerroris
duetofailuretoallowforthethicknessoftheseptictankwalls.Soforfittingaseptictankintoatightspot,theouterdimensionsoftheseptic
tankareimportant.Butforaccuratecalculationofthecapacityofaseptictankyouneedtousetheseptictankinternaldimensions.
Thisarticleispartofourseries:SEPTICSYSTEMINSPECTION&MAINTENANCECOURSE.AlsoseeTheSepticInformationWebsite
AlsoseethebasicsepticsystemdesigninformationlinksatSEPTICSYSTEMDESIGNBASICS:ChoosingSepticTankSize,Absorption
SystemSizebasicsepticsystemvolumeandabsorptionsystemdesignguides.
SepticTankDimensionsbyTankSize
Whileseptictanksizesarenormallygiveningallonsorlitersofwastewatercapacity,theactualphysicaldimensionsofaseptictankcanbe
importantforsomeconsiderations.
Forexampleonaveryrockysitewhereexcavationtoburyaseptictankrunsintotroubletheinstallermaydecidetochooseashallowbut
large"flat"septictank.
Inmylimitedexperiencewithshallowseptictankstheydon'tworksowellandneedtobepumpedmoreoften.Isuspectthatthenetfree
areaintotalvolumemaymeetspecbuteffluentsettlementtimemaystillbetoolittle.
Theseptictankunderthepileofstrawatthetopofthesepticsystemfailurephotoatleftwasjustsuchashallowor"flat"septictank.Hereis
atableofsometypicalseptictankdimensionsandotherproperties.
TableofExampleSepticTankOutsideDimensions,Capacity,&OtherData
Rectangular
TankDepth Comments
Concrete TankLength TankWidth
(Height)
SepticTankSize (Inches) (Inches)
(Inches) SEPTICTANKS,CONCRETE
(GallonsCapacity)
600gallons 78 56 60 Notlegalinmanyjurisdictions
800 96 67 57 Notlegalinmanyjurisdictions
1000heavyduty 96 78 61
1200 111 78 61
1600 145 78 61
2000 162 78 64
2600 147 90 73
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3000 165 92 76
5000 204 96 93
PlasticorFiberglassSepticTankTypicalDimensions
Comments
Plastic/Fiberglass TankDepth
TankLength TankWidth
SepticTankSize (Height)
(Inches) (Inches) SEPTICTANKS,FIBERGLASS/PLASTIC
(GallonsCapacity) (Inches)
500spherical 64 64 64 holdingtankorpumpingtank,Norwesco
750linear 96 60 51 soldassingleordualcompartment
900 SnyderIndustries.
1050 126 60 51
1250 161 60 51
1500 191 60 51
SteelSepticTankTypicalDimensions
Comments
Steel TankDepth
TankLength TankWidth
SepticTankSize (Height) /septic/Steel_Septic_Tanks.phpTanks.htm">SEPTIC
(Inches) (Inches)
(GallonsCapacity) (Inches) TANKS,STEEL
Cylindrical,laidhorizontally.
IntheU.S.olderroundcylindricalseptictankswere
500gallonsround 46 46 73 placedendwise,thatiswithaflatenddownandaflat
coverontop.Recangularsteelseptictanksare
installedinlowprofileformsinproblemsitesinsome
jursidictions.
750 58 58 73 "
1000 58 58 96 "
Notes:
Manholerisers:forseptictanksburiedatdepththatpreventsreadyaccesstoandremovalofcleanout&inspectioncoversamanhole
riserwithaconcreteorsteelcoverisrecommendedtopermtproperinspection&cleaning.Coversmustbeofsufficientstrength&
securitytopreventcollapse&topreventaseptictankfallinhazard.
Concrete&somesteeltanksareusuallyrectangularplastic&fiberglassseptictanksmayberoughlyrectangular,oval,orevenround
spherical.Sphericaltanksareusuallyusedforpumpingstationsnotforprimaryseptictankapplicatins.
Dimensions&propertiestakenfromsurveysofseptictankmanufacturers(concrete&othermaterials).
"EnvironmentalHealthPractitionerManual:AresourcemanualforEnvironmentalHealthPractitionersworkingwithAboriginaland
TorresStraitIslanderCommunities",AustraliaDepartmentofHealth,DepartmentofHealthGPOBox9848,CanberraACT2601,
Australia,retreived3/31/14,Originalsource:https://www.health.gov.au/internet/publications/publishing.nsf/Content/ohpenhealth
manualatsicntl~ohpenhealthmanualatsicntlch2~ohpenhealthmanualatsicntlch2.9
Norwesco,Inc.,P.O.Box4394365SteinerStreetSt.Bonifacius,MN553750439Tel8003283420(CustomerService)Fax800
8742371(CustomerService)http://www.NORWESCO.com
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"SepticTanks",GreerTank&Welding,Inc.,3117107thStreetGreerSteelinLakewoodWashingtonWoodworthIndustrialPark
Lakewood,Washington98499Tel:8007258108,email:info@greertank.com,retrieved3/31/14,originalsource:
http://www.greertank.com/septictanks.html
"SepticTankDimensions&Weights",HuffcuttConcrete,Inc.,retrieved3/31/14,source:http://www.huffcutt.com/tankweights.php
"SepticTanks,SepticTankSystemsthesuperiortraditionaltwochamberdesign",CrystalSewageTreatmentUnit2BoltonHouse
FarmYorkNorthYorkshireYO415QXUnitedKingdomTelephone:01759369915Email:info@crystaltanks.comWebsite:
http://www.crystaltanks.com,Tel:01759369915,retrieved3/31/14,originalsource:
http://www.crystaltanks.com/septic_tank_crystal.html
IntheU.K.alsosee"CodeofPracticeFlows&Loads4SizingCriteria,TreatmentCapacityforSmallWastewaterTreatment
Systems"&"CodeofPracticeGuidetotheInstallationofSmallWastewaterTreatmentSystems"and"CodeofPracticeGuide
totheDesludgingofSmallWastewaterTreatmentSystems"providedbybritishwater.co.ukat
http://www.britishwater.co.uk/publications/Publications_and_Technical_Guides.aspx
SnyderIndustries,Inc.CorporateHeadquarters4700FremontStreet(P.O.Box4583)Lincoln,Nebraska68504Phone:402467
5221,Tel(Sales):4024651237,Email:sales@snydernet.com
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(3daysago)danjoefriedman(mod)said:
Tony
TypicallythesizingofasepticsysteminvolvesBOTHthetankcapacityANDtheareaandcapacityofthedrainfield.Justaddinga
tankwon'taddressthesecondhalf:howtodisposeofeffluent.Thesystem,toavoidafailureandcontamination,hastobeabletohandle
themaximumdailywastewaterinflow.
ButindeedI'dlookatextendingtheexistingsystembeforeinstallingawholenewone.
(3daysago)Tonysaid:
Iamplanningtobuildahouse.18002000sq.feet.with2.5bathsroom.Thevastmajority(95%)ofthetimeitwillonlybemywifeand
myself(2people).Wealsoalreadyhaveasmallbuilding.Livingspace400sq.ft.Noonewouldlivethere.onlyforoccasionalguest.It
has1bath.sototal3.5baths.2people95%oftime.
Ialreadyhavea1,000gallonsepticsystemsystemconsistingoftwo500gallontanks.twodrainfieldlineseachbeing67feetinlength.
Accordingtothesepticreportthesoiltypeis3.Ifbychancethecountycomesbackandtellsusthesystemistosmall,,,canwejustadd
oneadditional500gallontanktoincreasethevolumeinsteadofinstallingatotallynewsystem.Ifnot,woulditbecheapertoinstalla
separatesystemforeitherthehouseofthesmallbuilding?thanksforanyhelpyoucanprovide.
(Mar17,2017)danjoefriedman(mod)said:
Cheryl,asyou'llreadinthearticleabove,septictanksizeisnotafunctionofhousesquarefeet,butratheritdependsonthe
numberofoccupants,bathrooms,volumeofwastewatertobeproduced,andprobably,dependingonwhereyoulive,aminimum
septictanksizespecifiedbylocalcodesandordinances.
(Mar17,2017)Cherylparkersaid:
Imbuildinga980squarefoottinyhouse.Whatistherequirementsizeseptictank
(Jan20,2017)danjoefriedman(mod)said:
Pavan,
Dependingonoccupancyandlevelofwastewateruseyoumayneedtoinstallanonsiteminiwastewatertreatmentfacilitysincea
conventionalhometypeseptictankanddrainfieldmaynotbeadequate.Thequestionisnotjustseptictanksizebutthesize,design,
layoutoftheeffluentabsorptionfield.I'dconsultalocalsepticwhoalsocantakeintoconsiderationthepropertiesofthesoilwhereyour
facilityislocated,siteshape,layout,slope,availablespace,andlocalcodesandrestrictions.
(Jan20,2017)pavansaid:
Wehaveaworkingstaffof30members,howmuchcapacityofseptictankispreferredforus,
pavan301030@gmail.com
(Jan20,2017)pavansaid:
Wehaveaindustry,workingstaff30no.s,howmuchcapacityofseptictankisrequiredforouruse.
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