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  2. Flush toilet - Wikipedia

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    If the toilet is flushed from a tank, a large holding cistern is mounted above the toilet, containing approximately 4.5 to 6 L (1.2 to 1.6 US gallons) of water in modern designs. This tank is built with a large drain 50 to 75 mm (2 to 3 inches) diameter hole at its bottom covered by a flapper valve that allows the water to rapidly leave the ...

  3. Dump station - Wikipedia

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    The holding tank can be safely emptied at a dump station. Greywater holding tanks can also be emptied at a dump station. Dump stations are often located at campgrounds , RV parks , truck stops , RV storage facilities, highway rest areas, recreation vehicle dealerships, marinas and other places that are frequented by recreational vehicles and boats.

  4. Bench hook - Wikipedia

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    The most common type of bench hook is made from three pieces of wood joined together: [2] The bed, being anywhere from 7–9 inches (180–230 mm) wide and 5–12 inches (130–300 mm) long depending on preference. [4] [5] [2] The workpiece sits atop the bed, and the bed protects the workbench from the saw.

  5. Water tank - Wikipedia

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    Water tank used in municipal water treatment plant in Houston, Texas Water tank from 1876 in Hanover, Germany Derelict water tank near the Boorowa railway line, Galong,Australia A water tank is a container for storing water , for many applications, drinking water, irrigation, fire suppression, farming, both for plants and livestock, chemical ...

  6. Sewage treatment - Wikipedia

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    The term sewage treatment plant (STP) (or sewage treatment works) is nowadays often replaced with the term wastewater treatment plant (WWTP). [7] [8] Strictly speaking, the latter is a broader term that can also refer to industrial wastewater treatment. The terms water recycling center or water reclamation plants are also in use as synonyms.

  7. Bunding - Wikipedia

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    Acid storage tanks inside a brick bund wall. Bunding, also called a bund wall, is a constructed retaining wall around storage "where potentially polluting substances are handled, processed or stored, for the purposes of containing any unintended escape of material from that area until such time as a remedial action can be taken."

  8. Cant hook - Wikipedia

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    A modern cant hook. A log driver using a peavey. A cant hook or pike or a hooked pike is a traditional logging tool consisting of a wooden lever handle with a movable metal hook called a dog at one end, used for handling and turning logs and cants, especially in sawmills. A cant dog has a blunt end, or possibly small teeth for friction.

  9. Sedimentation (water treatment) - Wikipedia

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    In a longitudinal flow, the ratio of the length of the tank to the height of the tank is higher than the ratio of the water velocity to the limit sedimentation velocity. Removal of suspended particles by sedimentation depends upon the size, zeta potential and specific gravity of those particles. Suspended solids retained on a filter may remain ...