Glossary of Water and Wastewater Terms

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pipe sink

See dip.

two-way cleanout

An opening in pipes designed for rodding or working a snake into the pipe in either direction. Two-way cleanouts are most often found in building lateral pipes at or near a property line.

septic tank effluent pump (STEP) system

A facility in which effluent is pumped from a septic tank into a pressurized collection system that may flow into a gravity collection system, treatment plant, or subsurface wastewater infiltration system.

vector

An insect or other organism capable of transmitting germs or other agents of disease.

filamentous organisms (fill-uh-MEN-tuss)

Organisms that grow in a thread or filamentous form. Common types are Nocardia, Thiothrix, and Actinomycetes.