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Sanitary sewers

Scope note

Use for sewers that carry industrial or residential liquid and solid wastes but not ground, surface, or storm waters. For parts of building plumbing systems designed to dispose of similar wastes, use "sanitary drainage systems."

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

30006127

Broader Terms used

<sewers by function>

Term used for

sewers, sanitary

Equivalent Terms used

sanitary sewer

Created

13yrs ago

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