settlement tank

English

Noun

settlement tank (plural settlement tanks)

Settlement tanks and sewage works in the UK.

1. a container in which sediment or other denser materials in water settle on the bottom
   • 2005, Paul Brummell, Turkmenistan‎^[1], 1 edition, →ISBN:

     The Zeid Reservoir acts as a large settlement tank...

   • 2020 July 16, “What is a settlement tank?”, in Trenchlesspedia‎^[2], archived from the original on 28 August 2023:

     A settlement tank is a compartment that allows solid content such as sand and cuttings to precipitate and sink to the bottom.