Water and Wastewater Terms Beginning I

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interceptor

(1) A large-diameter pipe that collects wastewater from smaller collection pipes such as collection mains and laterals and conveys it to a treatment plant. (2) In a septic tank effluent pump (STEP) system, a septic tank or other holding tank that serves as a temperorary wastewater storage resevoir.