septic tank
noun
: a tank in which the solid matter of continuously flowing sewage is disintegrated by bacteria
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Jennifer arranged a consultation call with me to discuss her septic tank dilemma.
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Its decades-long monitoring in the bay documented seagrass loss that helped restart flagging efforts to stop pollution flowing from stormwater and leaky septic tanks in 2019.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
By then, investigators had checked Guthrie’s flat, whitewashed roof and probed her septic tank with a long pole.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Investigators have returned to the home several times to process evidence, at one point appearing to search inside a septic tank near the property.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Tim Carter, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2026
Its decades-long monitoring in the bay documented seagrass loss that helped restart flagging efforts to stop pollution flowing from stormwater and leaky septic tanks in 2019.
—Jenny Staletovich, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
By then, investigators had checked Guthrie’s flat, whitewashed roof and probed her septic tank with a long pole.
—Paige Williams, New Yorker, 14 Feb. 2026
Investigators have returned to the home several times to process evidence, at one point appearing to search inside a septic tank near the property.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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“Septic tank.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/septic%20tank. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.
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