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cesspit is simply a sealed tank into which sewage is drained until
it can be taken away by a tanker.
The sewage is not treated in the tank. Older cesspits are usually
cylindrical pits lined with either brick or concrete. Modern
cesspits are made from fibreglass, steel or polyethylene.
Current building regulations require cesspits to be able to hold at
least 18,000 litres of sewage.
Did you know that the average person produces 115 litres of sewage a
day. !
The term cesspit is either describing a sealed cesspool or a septic
tank and soakaway. As a cesspool (cesspit) holds all waste water and
can only be emptied via a suction tanker.
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