DESIGN OF SEPTIC TANK FOLLOWED BY ANAEROBIC FILTER

As per IS Code 2470

Nos. of residentials
Nos. of users per House
Assume Floating population
Security man, Guest etc.)

(Servants,

Total Nos. of Persons

Probable Peak Discharge
Interception factor
Total Peak Discharge
Cleaning period of Septic Tank

=
=
=

2 Nos.
5 Nos.
100%

=
=
=

20 Nos.
9 lpm/fixture
60%
43.20 lpm

=
=

Tank Capacity
For Sedimentation

3.97 m2

('@0.92 m2 for 10 lpm flow)

Assume sedimentation despth

Sedimentation Volume

=
=

0.30 m
1.19 m3

For Sludge Digestion

('@0.032 m3 / head/day)

0.64 m3

Volume of Sludge Storage

3.07 m3

(7.67 m3 per 100 persons/year)

For Seed Sludge

0.31 m3

Volume of Free Board

Depth of Free Board
Volume of Free Board

=
=

0.30

Total Volume

6.40 m3

=
=
= 1: 2
=
Length
=
LxB
2 B2 =
Breadth
Length

Over all Dimensions

1.61 m
1.31 m
1B
2B
3.97 m2

=
=

1.41 m
2.82 m

2.82

Total Depth of Tank

Liquid Depth
L: B Ratio
Assume Breadth

1.19 m3

1.41

('@10% of total Sludge Storage)

1.31

Overall Volume of Septic Tank

5.21 m3

Liquid capacity of Septic Tank

4.01 m3

Design of Biological Filter

Total Population
Volume of Biological Filter

=
=

20.00 souls
1.00 m3

Volume as per 1/3rd of the liquid capacity of septic tank

1.34 m3

Selected design Volume of Anaerobic Filter

1.34 m3

Keep Depth of Biological Filter

Plan Area of Biological Filter

=
=

('@0.05 m3 /capita)

B =
Breadth
=
Length
=
Size of Biological Filter

1B
1B
1.34 m2
1.16
1.16 m
1.16 m
1.16

= 1: 1
=
Length
=
LxB
1 B2 =

1.34 m2

1.16

L: B Ratio
Assume Breadth

1.00 m

1.00

DESIGN OF SEPTIC TANK FOLLOWED BY ANAEROBIC FILTER

As per IS Code 2470
Nos. of residentials
Nos. of Occupancy in Office/commercial
complex etc.

Nos.

Fixture Value Calculation

Nos. of WC
Nos. of WB
Nos. of Urinals
Nos. of WHB
Nos. of Sink (Kitchen)
Washing Area
Total
Say
Nos. of users per House
Assume Floating population
Security man, Guest etc.)

=
=

53
48
8
50
48
24

24 Nos.
300 Nos.

Fixture Value
Load factor

as Total
Nos.
Fixtures

4
3
4
1
2
1

212
144
32
50
96
24
558
560

=
=

5 Nos.
5%

Total Nos. of Persons

205 Nos.

Flow in Litre/minute as per Table-32

Cleaning period of Septic Tank

=
=

518.52 lpm

Tank Capacity
For Sedimentation

47.70 m2

=
=

0.30 m
14.31 m3

('@0.032 m3 / head/day)

6.56 m3

Volume of Sludge Storage

31.45 m3

(Servants,

('@0.92 m2 for 10 lpm flow)

Assume sedimentation despth

Sedimentation Volume
For Sludge Digestion

(7.67 m per 100 persons/year)

3

For Seed Sludge

3.14 m3

('@10% of total Sludge Storage)

of

Volume of Free Board

Depth of Free Board
Volume of Free Board

=
=

14.31 m3

Total Volume

69.77 m3

0.30

Keep width of Septic Tank

Keep depth of Septic Tank including free

board

3.50 m
1.40 m

Total Length of Septic Tank

14.24 m

Length of 1st Chamber

9.49 m

4.75 m

=
=

205.00 souls
10.25 m3

Volume as per 1/3rd of the liquid capacity of septic tank

18.49 m3

Selected design Volume of Anaerobic Filter

18.49 m3

Keep Depth of Biological Filter

Plan Area of Biological Filter

=
=

1.20 m
15.41 m2

(Length of 1st Chamber should be 2/3rd of total length of

tank)

Length of 2nd Chamber

(Length of 1st Chamber should be 1/3rd of total length of
tank)

Design of Biological Filter

Total Population
Volume of Biological Filter
('@0.05 m3 /capita)

B =
Breadth
=
Length
=
Size of Biological Filter

PLAN

SECTION

1B
1B
15.41 m2
3.93
3.93 m
3.93 m
3.93

= 1: 1
=
Length
=
LxB
1 B2 =

3.93

L: B Ratio
Assume Breadth

1.20

SECTION

Enter Nos. of Fixtures

Flow in lpm

560

518.52

TABL
Nos. of Fixture

20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
180
200
220
240
300
400
500
600
700
800
900
1000
1500
2000
2500
3000

TABLE-A
Unit Rate of Flow

Flow
in
minute

liters

per

2.00
3.30

56.60
94.60

4.30

121.10

5.10

143.80

5.70

162.80

6.40

181.70

7.10

200.60

7.60

215.70

8.20
8.60
9.20
9.60
11.40
14.00
16.70
19.40
21.40
24.10
26.10
28.10
36.10
43.90
51.10
57.80

230.90
242.20
261.20
272.50
321.70
397.40
473.10
548.80
605.60
681.30
738.10
794.90
1022.00
1241.50
1455.90
1635.10

Recommended Capacity and Size of Septic Tank for Housing Colony

Nos. of User

Length

Breadth

Liquid Depth

Liquid
Capacity Distance
of
(One year cleaning Partition wall from
period
inlet

50
100
150

5
8
10.6

2
2.8
2.7

1
1
1

10
22.4
28.6

5.3
7.1

200
300

12.4
14.6

3.1
3.9

1
1

37.4
56.9

8.3
9.7

Recommended Capacity and Size of Septic Tank for Housing Colony

Nos. of User

Length

5
10
15
20

Breadth

1.50
2.00
2.00
2.30

0.75
0.90
0.90
1.10

Liquid Depth

1.00
1.00
1.30
1.30

Liquid
Capacity Sludge
to
be
(One year cleaning removed
(One
period
year
cleaning
period
1.12
1.80
2.34
3.30

0.36
0.72
1.08
1.40

Recommended Capacity and Size of Septic Tank for Hostel and Boarding Houses
Nos. of User

50
100
150

Length

Breadth

5.00
5.70
7.70

1.60
2.10
2.40

Liquid Depth

1.30
1.40
1.40

Liquid
Capacity Distance
of
(One year cleaning Partition wall from
period
inlet
10.40
16.80
25.80

3.30
3.80
5.20

200
300

8.90
10.70

2.70
3.30

1.40
1.40

33.40
49.40

6.00
7.20

Distance
of
Partition wall from
inlet

0.32
0.40
0.60
0.57