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percolation test

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percolation test

A test to determine the drainage characteristics of soil. Drainage is essential to the proper functioning of a septic tank waste disposal system.Usually called a “perc test.”
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If, for example, a community relies primarily on wells and septic tanks for drinking water and wastewater treatment, respectively, then the environmental health practitioners who support that community need to be well versed on such systems and know about proper siting and how to do and interpret percolation tests.
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The location of the tank and lines will depend on the percolation test.
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Corriveau tried to relax the town's percolation test regulations, and as a builder, the change would have benefited him.
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