Sanitary building drain

Slovak term: Slovenský termín

1. A building drain that conveys only domestic or industrial waste, not storm water (WHO 2006).
2. A sanitary building drain sometimes referred to as a building drain is a drain intended to receive sewage and waste water but not storm water (American Association of Sanitary Engineering 2007).

Explanation

A sanitary building drain can be above ground or below ground and is a waste water discharge system graded and sized as a drain. It uses the discharge performance and venting requirements normally associated with a below ground sewerage drainage system (World Plumbing Council Working Group 2008).

Example

A sanitary building drain is able to carry a larger hydraulic load than a sanitary waste system while maintaining an effective performance, thus enabling greater efficiencies and flexibility in plumbing design (World Plumbing Council Working Group 2008).

References

• WHO (2006) Health aspects of plumbing
• American Association of Sanitary Engineering (2007) Plumbing Dictionary Sixth Edition

Links

• WHO — The Health and Environment Lexicon