How to Use septic tank in a Sentence

septic tank

noun
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  • His body was one of the two found inside a septic tank.
    — Washington Post, 24 May 2021
  • This will help reduce the risk of residue build-up in your septic tank.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
  • The septic tank must be installed to meet the code of the state Department of Health.
    — Sarah Fowler, The Seattle Times, 19 Jan. 2018
  • How many loads of laundry a day are safe to do with a septic tank?
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 12 Apr. 2023
  • Her family had a small farm on the outskirts of the city of Kazan, and the farm had a small septic tank.
    — Elizabeth Kolbert, The New York Review of Books, 9 Feb. 2022
  • The city required that Mangione either fix the site’s septic tanks or close the park.
    — ExpressNews.com, 18 Dec. 2019
  • Unbeknownst to her guests, the septic tank had been left open.
    — Lauren Caruba, ExpressNews.com, 8 Oct. 2019
  • First, the septic tank, well and trees must be inspected.
    — oregonlive, 26 Sep. 2020
  • Fran Geisler and her husband will have to raise their house more than four feet and get an above-ground septic tank.
    — Washington Post, 28 Dec. 2019
  • Leaky sewage pipes and septic tanks have long been a problem in the Little River area.
    — Claire Grunewald, Miami Herald, 19 June 2024
  • And there will be special help for projects that need septic tank approvals.
    — Deborah Sullivan Brennan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2023
  • One wipe goes pretty far, and when finished, skip the trash can and flush it instead (the wipes will not harm septic tanks).
    — Catherine Garcia, theweek, 28 Aug. 2024
  • Records also indicate that a 5,623-square-foot home is planned for one of the lots, as well as two pools and a septic tank.
    — Sophie Cocke, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2020
  • There were strong fumes, similar to those of a septic tank, coming from the cistern.
    — Nikki Dobrin, Peoplemag, 12 Aug. 2023
  • Strong fumes, similar to those of a septic tank, were coming from the cistern.
    — Aliza Chasan, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2023
  • Other witnesses told police Snow said the septic tank at the house had backed up, which had caused a bad smell in the house, records said.
    — Ruth Ann Krause, Post-Tribune, 17 Oct. 2017
  • The septic tank the company plans to build would pollute all the water downstream.
    — Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 June 2024
  • Over time, as people use their bathroom, methane builds up as the septic tank is filled.
    — Morgan Hines, USA TODAY, 6 Aug. 2019
  • Many homes use rainwater-catch tanks and cesspools or septic tanks.
    — Caleb Jones, Fox News, 8 May 2018
  • The decision was made early Monday to drain the septic tank.
    — orlandosentinel.com, 29 Mar. 2022
  • And a septic tank bottom often costs less than a fiberglass pond.
    — Mia Taylor, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2022
  • Beside one, a septic tank rises from the eroding beach.
    — Brady Dennis, Anchorage Daily News, 13 Mar. 2023
  • Court sides with Amish in a case that pits septic tank rules against religious beliefs.
    — Elvia Limón, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2023
  • Witnesses at the site told officers the dog had fallen through the top of the septic tank, and was struggling to stay afloat in at least four feet of sewage.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
  • Which genus of Bannon emerges from this septic tank of self-reinvention?
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 27 Mar. 2019
  • Wade said the manhole on the septic tank had a plastic covering that wasn’t secured.
    — Carol Robinson | [email protected], al, 2 Sep. 2021
  • Also the use of septic tanks for sewage poses a watershed threat.
    — Lara Korte, WSJ, 10 July 2018
  • The septic tank where Honey was trapped, possibly for days.
    — Mark Price, charlotteobserver, 25 Oct. 2017
  • So, the pipe coming from the house, going to the septic tank and continuing through the drain field should be sloped — not flat, as the diagrams showed.
    — Washington Post, 14 June 2024
  • Instead of replacing a malfunctioning septic tank at one of the worker houses, the employer required laborers to pump the sewage themselves into a nearby field, state investigators said.
    — Sam Tabachnik, The Denver Post, 1 Sep. 2024

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