05-200 B 05-200 B

R 100 4-200 DISTANCE REQUIRED FOR SEPTIC

TANKS AND SOAKWAYS

R 100 B - 250 B
R 100 7-250 B

R 100 7-250 B
R 100 7-250 B
MINIMUM DISTANCE FROM SEPTIC SOAK WAY

BUILDING 1.5 3.5

PROPERTY BOUNDARIES 1.5 1.5
WELLS 3.00 3.00
C CUTS OR EMBARKMENTS 7.5 3.00
C WATER PIPES 3.0 3.0
05-200 B 05-200 B LARGE TREES 3.0 3.0

FOR DIAMETER UP TO 3.00 USER 10, 290mm c/c

SEPTIC TANK REINFORCEMENT FOR DIAMETER UP TO 3.50M USER10, 290MM C/C
ARRANGEMENT ARRANGEMENTS OF REINFORCEMENT AS SHOWN
B 100mm THICK PRECAST CONCRETE BAFFLE
REINFORCED AND BEDDED 1N 75mm INTO WALLS
BENDING SCHEDULE VARIES WITH THE DIAMETER
OF SOAK PIT AS WALL AS SIZES OF SEPTIC TANK

WATER PROOFED CEMENT RENDERING

NOT REQUIRED IF CONSTRUCTION IN SEPTICK TANK SIZES TABLE 1
R.C OR MASS CONCRETE
MA HOLE COVER MA HOLE COVER
TYPES ALL WASTES NO DIMENSION VOLUMES
OF USERS LENGTH(mm) WIDTH(mm) DEPTH(mm)
A A

WIDTH VARIABLE
SEE TABLE
1 7 1600 800 1500 181
CHANEL CHANEL SOAKAGE PIT REINFORCEMENT ARRANGEMENT
2 15 2300 1100 1500 3.87
600X600 C.I MAN HOLE COVER 200mm REINFORCEMENT 3 30 3200 1600 1500 7.74
OR CONCRETE CONCRETE SLAB
4 40 3600 1900 1500 10.33

200
WATER PROOF FILLING 5 50 4100 2100 1500 12.92
6 60 4500 2300 1500 15.48

600
7 75 4600 2300 1800 19.35
PLAN TO SEPTIC TANK B 450X450mm MIN CAST IRON MANHOLE HEIGHT OF WATER LEVEL 8 85 4900 2400 1800 21.93
COVER OR COVER OR CONCRETE
100mm MOSQUITO PROOF
CONCRETE SLAB
GAUGE VENT PIPE
9 130 5500 2750 2200 33.54

MIN 300
BAR BENDING SCHEDULE
U.P.V.C OR CONC PIPE
TRUE WATER LEVEL WHICH IS
140MM BELOW THE INVERT OF
BAR LENGTH TYPE SHAPE
IN COMING DRAIN
100MM U.P.V.C OR
MARK
100mm MIN UPVC CONC PIPE TO SOAK PIT
01 VARIABLES R10 100 100

HEIGHT VARIABLE
CONCRETE PIPE
02 " R10 100 100
DEPTH VARIABLE

CONCRETE 1.3.6 CHANNEL

MASS CONCRETE FOUNDATION 1:3:6
03 " R10 100 100
SEE TABLE 4

WITH 1.6 BENDING FORMED

150MM FILLING OF COARSES GRAVEL 04 " R10 100 100

200
OPEN VERTICAL JOINTS 05 " R10 100 100
IN BLOCK WORK TO FACILITATE
150mm 800MM LONG CAST 06 " R10 100 100
IRON OR UPVC TO JUNCTION
07 " R10 100 100
MIN 500 200mm THICK CIRCULAR WALL
200mm RENDERING
08 " R10 100 100
230mm BLOCK WORK 230mm BLOCK WALL

NO. RENDERING REQUIRED IF

ALL DIMENSIONS ARE IN MILLIMETERS
FOUNDATION CONCRETE MIX 1:2:4 SEPTICK TANK ARE CONSTRUCTED IN SOIL PERMEABILITY TEST MUST BE CONDUCTED AT PLOT SITE
MASS REINFORCED CONCRETE
100 SECOND 1 LENGTH 230 EFFLUENT DISPOSAL BY SOAKING IS NOT APPLICABLE WHERE
230 FIRST COMPARTMENT 2/3 LENGTH
3 SOIL ARE
LENGHT VARIES SEE TABLE -1 NON POROUSEG CRAY OR STANDARD PERCOLATION RATE IN
ACCESS OF 600min PER 15min
SECTION A:A
700 DIAMETER VARIABLE 700
150

SECTION C:C CORRESPONDING DIMENSION SOAK WAYS

NO. OF USERS DIAMETER (M) DEPTH (M)
ALTERNATIVES
VARIES

7 1.5 1.8
R10 - 250 SEALED CESSPIT TO BE USED WHEN SOIL CONDITIONS FALLS 15 1.7 1.85
BELLOW THE MINIMUM PERCOLATIONS FACTOR AND 30 2.1 2.0
DISTANCE TO THE NEAREST SEWER IS VERY FAR 40 2.35 2.1
DRAINFED TRENCHES PREFERRED TO SOAKAGE PITS IF SPACE 50 2.61 2.2
200

PERMITS 60 2.85 2.3

APPLICATION CAN BE MADE TO THE AUTHORITY FOR 75 2.23 2.45
CONNECTION TO LOCAL SEWER 85 3.5 2.5
VARIES

FURTHER ASSISTANCE REGARDING SANITATION MAY BE 130 4.1 3.0

R10 - 250 OBTAINED FROM HEALTH INSPECTORS
N.B
1. THESE DIMENSIONS ONLY APPLY FOR POROUS SOIL
230

MASS OR REINFORCED CONCRETE WALL CAN BE USED 2. FOR NON POROUS SOILS EG CLAY AND WHERE WATER
INSTEAD OF BLOCKS TABLE IS VERY HIGH OTHER MEANS OF DISPOSAL e.g
SECTION B-B THE TANK SHALL BE OF WATER TIGHT CONSTRUCTION SEWER CONNECTION MUST BE APPLIED
REINFORCED CONCRETE RENDERED WITH WATER PROOFED POWDER OR OTHER 3. ALTERNATIVELY THESE DIMENSIONS (IN PARTICULAR THE
APPROVED MATERIALS DIAMETER)MAY BE DOUBLED TO CREATE LONGER
RETENTION
PERIOD DUE TO INFILTRATION

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Client
Building Section In Collaboration with President's Office, Regional Administration
Planning and Policy Department and Local Governments. PRESIDENT'S OFFICE, REGIONAL ADMINISTRATION AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, SEPTIC & SOAKAWAY PIT
Ministry of Health, Community Development, Sokoine Building,
Gender Elderly and Children. P.O. Box 1923, MKAPA BUILDING, P.O. BOX 1923, 41185 DODOMA
University of Dodoma 41185 Dodoma Project number
College of Hummanities and Social Science 11th Project
Building, P.O. Box 743, Date 24 APRIL 2018 STP A/101
40478 Dodoma STANDARD DESIGN FOR COUNCIL LEVEL HOSPITALS IN TANZANIA Drawn by JCR
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