SEPTIC TANK

BUILDING PARAMETERS
Occupancy:
No. Of Occupants 400 max or 380

Volume Of Sewage is computed through the total number of fixture units,

1 Fixture unit = 1ftᵌ/min = 28.317 L/min 1ftᵌ = 7.48gal

Minimum Trap Diameters and Drainage Fixture Unit Values

Fixtures: Drainage Fixture Units (DFU):

Water Closet w/ Bidet 6(WC for ST) + 1(bidet)
Urinals (wall-mounted, integral trap) 3
Lavatory 1
Floor Drain 2

No of Fixtures: Minimum Plumbing Facilities

Total FU
WC w/ bid 32 = 224 Ground Floor male toilet
UR 10 = 30 2nd floor 4
LAV 37 = 37 3rd floor 3
FD 12 = 24 4th floor 4
315 FU
total 11
 for assumption based on drawing
water closet and urinal 150 for male 150
75 for female 75
lavatory 1 per 200 200

total 7625

urinal lavatory floordrain female toilet

4 12 4 8
2 13 4 5
4 12 4 8

10 37 12 21
Capacity of Septic Tank

Capacity of Septic Tank, Table B-2 (p.193, Appendix B, NPCP)

Maximum DFU = 100 FU = 3500 gal = 13247.5 li 13247.5
Extra Fixture Units over 100 = 94.6 li per fixture unit 0

Total Fixture Unit 315 FU

Computation

315 - 100 215 (Extra FU over 100)

215*94.6 L/FU 20339 L

Total Sewage Volume 33586.5 say 33587

33587 L= 33.587m3
L

33.587
Septic Tank Parameters

Septic Tank Parameters

Computation:
Min Length 1.5m
Min Width 0.9m say 3m
Min Depth 1.2m say 2m
Water Depth 0.6m to 1.8m say 1.5m
Min No of Manhole 2, 1 per 3.7m length
Min Manhole Size 508mm
Digestive Chamber (DC) 2/3 of Vol
Leaching Chamber (LC) 1/3 of Vol
DOH Parameter provide 2 LC
Computation:
L = Vol /(W x WD)
L 7.46378 m
L of DC 4.97585 m
L of LC 2.48793 m * 2 LC (DOH)
L of LC1 and LC2 1.24396 m
No of Manholes 3 (1 for DC and 1 each for LC)