Checklist For Septic Tank & Soakpit

Septic Tank & Soakpit Design & Doc. No.
Drawing Review Rev. : 00 Date :

Checks for Control Room Septic Tank & Soakpit
Reference 01 : (IS: 2470) - Bureau of Indian Standards (1986) & IS : 456_2000
Reference 02 : Suzlon Technical Specification No.: ENG:PEV:T-012 ,

CEA Technical Standards for Construction of Electrical Plants and Electric Lines Regulations, 2010.
Sl.No Parameters to be Checked OK NOT OK Remarks, if any
A Septic Tank
1 Check the Title & Revision No. of the drawing
A septic tank is designed to carry out the liquid waste
of the usehold or community including human feces. It
has to be constructed based on the instruction given
2 in the Indian Standard Code IS 2470.
The septic tank was either constructed by the brick

wall or RCC wall in the rectangular or circular shape
3 with a minimum of two chambers.
A septic tank should be constructed away from the

exterior wall of the building and should be placed
4 open to the sky.
5 It should not be installed in the marshy area.

The septic tank was designed to retain the wastes at a
minimum period of 24 to 48 hours which is received
6
from the households.
Choose a suitable location. It should be at least 3m

from the nearest building. Avoid areas where
7 rainwater would stand or flow over the tank or
vehicles could drive over it.
Calculate the volume of the tank. The volume consists

of two components. Sludge storage and Liquid
8 retention volume.
Calculate how much sewage will enter the tank in 24

hours (Daily Flow). This depends on the context. If the
9 water supply is known then sewage can be taken as
90%.
Surface and subsoil water should not enter the tank.

10
The solid waste, paper, napkins should not be flushed

11 into the septic tank to avoidblockages.
12 The kitchen water should not enter the septic tank.

13 The sludge may be cleaned out every 1 or 2 years.
The minimum width of a septic tank is 600mm and the

14 depth should be 1225mm including a freeboard of
300mm from the water level.
A partition wall raised at a distance of half-length of

the tank and a 150mm x150mm hole is made at
15 450mm height in the wall to connect both chambers.
The septic tank wall thickness should be a minimum of
16
230mm and the floor concrete should be made in
M15 grade of Concrete
.
The inner and outer walls should be plastered with a
minimum of 15mm thicknessalong with the
17 waterproof chemical.
The ventilation pipe must be raised 1800mm above

18 the roof.
19 Provide enough sludge and scum storage space.

If the tank will be below the ground water level at any
time the weight of the empty tank should be greater
20 than the weight of water displaced, otherwise the tank
may float.
The roof of the tank can be made of removable

sections with lifting handles (easy access) or a solid,
reinforced concrete roof with round access holes (min
diameter 0.6m) (cannot fall into tank). These provide
21
access to the tank for desludging, checking levels and
maintenance.
The top of the pipe shall be provided with a suitable

22 cage of mosquito proof mesh.
A minimum slope of 1: 10 shall be provided towards

23 the sludge outlet to facilitate desludging.
B Soakpit
A soak pit is constructed in the natural ground by the
dry bricks with open joints in a circularshape. The
1 wastewater can easily soak on the ground.
The soaking pit should be raised above ground level

and the surface water should not enter into the soak
2
pit.
The soak pit shall not be less than 900mm in

diameter& 1500mm in depth below the invert level of
3
the inlet pipe.
The absorption area of the soak pit could be 1 Sqm to

4 1.5 Sqm per head of the user.
The soaking pit should be covered by the precast slab.

5
The top of the pipe should be laid about 5cm under

6 the building paper/ Straw.
Deviations, if any
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2
3
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Date
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Prepared by Reviewed by Accepted by

Rupesh Khandekar Swapnil Kauthekar/Pravinkumar Patil/Jagadish G. Pravinkumar Patil

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Septic Tank & Soakpit Design & Doc. No.

Drawing Review Rev. : 00 Date :

Reference 02 : Suzlon Technical Specification No.: ENG:PEV:T-012 ,

The septic tank was either constructed by the brick

A septic tank should be constructed away from the

5 It should not be installed in the marshy area.

Choose a suitable location. It should be at least 3m

Calculate the volume of the tank. The volume consists

Calculate how much sewage will enter the tank in 24

Surface and subsoil water should not enter the tank.

The solid waste, paper, napkins should not be flushed

12 The kitchen water should not enter the septic tank.

The minimum width of a septic tank is 600mm and the

A partition wall raised at a distance of half-length of

The ventilation pipe must be raised 1800mm above

19 Provide enough sludge and scum storage space.

The roof of the tank can be made of removable

The top of the pipe shall be provided with a suitable

A minimum slope of 1: 10 shall be provided towards

The soaking pit should be raised above ground level

The soak pit shall not be less than 900mm in

The absorption area of the soak pit could be 1 Sqm to

The soaking pit should be covered by the precast slab.

The top of the pipe should be laid about 5cm under

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