1. Septic tank sizes in this table include sludge
storage capacity and the connection of domestic food waste disposal units without further
volume increase.
2. Extra Bedroom, 150 gallons each.
3. Extra dwelling units over 10, 250 gallons each.
4. Extra fixture units over 100, 25 gallons per
fixture unit.
RECOMMENDED DESIGN CRITERIA - Sewage disposal
systems sized using the estimated waste/sewage flow rates should be calculated as follows:
(1) Waste/sewage flow, up to 1500 gal day
Flow x 1.5 = septic tank size
(2) Waste/sewage flow, over 1500 gal/day
Flow x 0.75 + 1125 = septic tank size