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sump pit

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sump pit [′səmp ‚pit]
(engineering)
sump
sump pit
A pit or tank that receives clear liquid wastes not containing organic material or compounds subject to decomposition; located below the normal grade of the building gravity drainage system so the discharge in the pit space must be emptied by means of a sump pump.
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During each 30 minute period, the wetland effluent collected in the sump pit was pumped for five minutes via a 5 cm (2 inches) PVC pipe feeder line to a 2.
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Yet another option is installing a sump pump for removing water from a sump pit when it reaches a certain level.
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By passing a three-inch flexible waterline through an existing 24-inch gas main, Miggins and FE&P staff reached the sump pit where the water was retained before being pumped into a large underground storm sewer called the Harris Gulley.
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