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Septic Tank Design
Septic Tank Design
Tank Capacity
For Sedimentation = 9.94 m2
('@0.92 m2 for 10 lpm flow)
Nos. of WC 50 4 200
Nos. of WB 50 3 150
Nos. of Urinals 0 4 0
Nos. of WHB 0 1 0
Nos. of Sink (Kitchen) 50 2 100
Washing Area 0 1 0
Total 450
Say 560
Tank Capacity
For Sedimentation = 47.70 m2
('@0.92 m2 for 10 lpm flow)
PLAN
SECTION
SECTION
Enter Nos. of Fixtures Flow in lpm TABLE-A
Nos. of Fixture Unit Rate of Flow
560 518.52
20 2.00
40 3.30
60 4.30
80 5.10
100 5.70
120 6.40
140 7.10
160 7.60
180 8.20
200 8.60
220 9.20
240 9.60
300 11.40
400 14.00
500 16.70
600 19.40
700 21.40
800 24.10
900 26.10
1000 28.10
1500 36.10
2000 43.90
2500 51.10
3000 57.80
BLE-A
Flow in liters per
minute
56.60
94.60
121.10
143.80
162.80
181.70
200.60
215.70
230.90
242.20
261.20
272.50
321.70
397.40
473.10
548.80
605.60
681.30
738.10
794.90
1022.00
1241.50
1455.90
1635.10
Recommended Capacity and Size of Septic Tank for Housing Colony
Nos. of User Length Breadth Liquid Depth Liquid Capacity Distance of
(One year Partition wall from
cleaning period inlet
50 5 2 1 10 -
100 8 2.8 1 22.4 5.3
150 10.6 2.7 1 28.6 7.1
Recommended Capacity and Size of Septic Tank for Hostel and Boarding Houses
Nos. of User Length Breadth Liquid Depth Liquid Capacity Distance of
(One year Partition wall from
cleaning period inlet