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  • EN 16323:2014

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    Glossary of wastewater engineering terms

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    Published date:  16-04-2014

    Publisher:  Comite Europeen de Normalisation

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    Foreword
    Introduction
    1 Scope
    2 Terms and definitions
    Annex A (informative) - Terminology from EU Directives
    Annex B (informative) - Database
    Bibliography
    Alphabetical index of terms

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    This European Standard harmonizes and defines general terms in the field of the collection, transport, treatment, discharge (and reuse) of wastewater and in the field of sludge treatment, utilisation and disposal.This European Standard provides the general basis for the terms and definitions in the preparation or revision of all standards within the field of wastewater engineering.

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    Committee CEN/TC 165
    Development Note Supersedes PREN 16323. (04/2014)
    Document Type Standard
    Publisher Comite Europeen de Normalisation
    Status Current

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    16/30329419 DC : 0 BS EN 12566-1 - SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 1: PREFABRICATED SEPTIC TANKS
    16/30300273 DC : 0 BS ISO 24516-3 - GUIDELINES FOR MANAGEMENT OF ASSETS OF WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS - PART 3: WASTEWATER COLLECTION NETWORKS
    17/30362689 DC : 0 BS EN 16941-2 - ON-SITE NON-POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS - PART 2: SYSTEMS FOR THE USE OF TREATED GREYWATER
    I.S. EN 16932-3:2018 DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PUMPING SYSTEMS - PART 3: VACUUM SYSTEMS
    DIN EN 124-1 E : 2015 GULLY TOPS AND MANHOLE TOPS FOR VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS - PART 1: DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATION, GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 12566-7:2016 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 7: PREFABRICATED TERTIARY TREATMENT UNITS
    I.S. EN 16933-2:2017 DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - DESIGN - PART 2: HYDRAULIC DESIGN
    BS EN 12566-6:2013 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT Prefabricated treatment units for septic tank effluent
    I.S. EN 12566-3:2016 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 3: PACKAGED AND/OR SITE ASSEMBLED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
    DIN EN 1253-1:2015-03 GULLIES FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1: TRAPPED FLOOR GULLIES WITH A DEPTH WATER SEAL OF AT LEAST 50 MM
    BS EN 1253-2:2015 Gullies for buildings Roof drains and floor gullies without trap
    EN 12566-6:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 6: Prefabricated treatment units for septic tank effluent
    EN 16932-3:2018 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Pumping systems - Part 3: Vacuum systems
    EN 12566-3:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 3: Packaged and/or site assembled domestic wastewater treatment plants
    EN 12566-7:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 7: Prefabricated tertiary treatment units
    EN 12566-4:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 4: Septic tanks assembled in situ from prefabricated kits
    EN 16932-2:2018 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Pumping systems - Part 2: Positive pressure systems
    EN 1253-2:2015 GULLIES FOR BUILDINGS - PART 2: ROOF DRAINS AND FLOOR GULLIES WITHOUT TRAP
    EN 12566-1:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 1: Prefabricated septic tanks
    PD CEN/TR 16788:2014 Characterization of sludges. Guideline of good practice for thermal processes
    BS ISO 24516-3:2017 Guidelines for the management of assets of water supply and wastewater systems Wastewater collection networks
    PREN 12566-1 : DRAFT 2015 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 1: PREFABRICATED SEPTIC TANKS
    UNE-EN 16720-1:2016 Characterization of sludges - Physical consistency - Part 1: Determination of flowability - Method by extrusion tube apparatus
    15/30325885 DC : 0 BS EN 16932-2 - DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PUMPING SYSTEMS - PART 2: POSITIVE PRESSURE SYSTEMS
    BS ISO 24516-1:2016 Guidelines for the management of assets of water supply and wastewater systems Drinking water distribution networks
    I.S. EN 16932-1:2018 DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PUMPING SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    PREN 12566-6 : DRAFT 2015 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 6: PREFABRICATED TREATMENT UNITS FOR SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT
    I.S. EN 124-1:2015 GULLY TOPS AND MANHOLE TOPS FOR VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS - PART 1: DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATION, GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    I.S. EN 16932-2:2018 DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PUMPING SYSTEMS - PART 2: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    ISO 24516-3:2017 Guidelines for the management of assets of water supply and wastewater systems — Part 3: Wastewater collection networks
    DIN EN 752:2015-10 (Draft) DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
    I.S. EN 1253-2:2015 GULLIES FOR BUILDINGS - PART 2: ROOF DRAINS AND FLOOR GULLIES WITHOUT TRAP
    EN 14654-1:2014 Management and control of operational activities in drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Part 1: Cleaning
    I.S. EN 14654-1:2014 MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PART 1: CLEANING
    I.S. EN 1253-1:2015 GULLIES FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1: TRAPPED FLOOR GULLIES WITH A DEPTH WATER SEAL OF AT LEAST 50 MM
    I.S. EN 1610:2015 CONSTRUCTION AND TESTING OF DRAINS AND SEWERS
    I.S. EN 12566-1:2016 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 1: PREFABRICATED SEPTIC TANKS
    I.S. EN 12566-4:2016 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 4: SEPTIC TANKS ASSEMBLED IN SITU FROM PREFABRICATED KITS
    UNE-EN 124-1:2015 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas - Part 1: Definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and test methods
    DIN EN 16720-1:2016-09 CHARACTERIZATION OF SLUDGES - PHYSICAL CONSISTENCY - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF FLOWABILITY - METHOD BY EXTRUSION TUBE APPARATUS
    18/30320655 DC : 0 BS ISO 20325 - SERVICE ACTIVITIES RELATING TO DRINKING WATER SUPPLY AND WASTEWATER SYSTEMS - STORMWATER MANAGEMENT - GUIDELINES FOR STORMWATER MANAGEMENT IN URBAN AREAS
    UNI EN 14654-1 : 2014 MANAGEMENT AND CONTROL OF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES IN DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PART 1: CLEANING
    BS EN 16720-1:2016 Characterization of sludges. Physical consistency Determination of flowability. Method by extrusion tube apparatus
    16/30329425 DC : 0 BS EN 12566-4 - SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 4: SEPTIC TANKS ASSEMBLED IN SITU FROM PREFABRICATED KITS
    PREN 17183 : DRAFT 2017 EVALUATION OF SLUDGE DENSITY
    BS EN 16932-2:2018 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings. Pumping systems Positive pressure systems
    I.S. EN 16720-1:2016 CHARACTERIZATION OF SLUDGES - PHYSICAL CONSISTENCY - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF FLOWABILITY - METHOD BY EXTRUSION TUBE APPARATUS
    CEN/TR 16788:2014 Characterization of sludges - Guideline of good practice for thermal processes
    S.R. CEN/TR 16788:2014 CHARACTERIZATION OF SLUDGES - GUIDELINE OF GOOD PRACTICE FOR THERMAL PROCESSES
    EN 16932-1:2018 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Pumping systems - Part 1: General requirements
    DIN EN 14654-1:2014-08 Management and control of operational activities in drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Part 1: Cleaning
    UNE-EN 1610:2016 Construction and testing of drains and sewers
    I.S. EN 752:2017 DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - SEWER SYSTEM MANAGEMENT
    15/30317327 DC : 0 BS EN 16941-1 - ON-SITE NON-POTABLE WATER SYSTEMS - PART 1: SYSTEMS FOR THE USE OF RAINWATER
    16/30329422 DC : 0 BS EN 12566-7 - SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 7: PREFABRICATED TERTIARY TREATMENT UNITS
    BS EN 124-1:2015 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas Definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and test methods
    BS EN 16932-3:2018 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings. Pumping systems Vacuum systems
    15/30325882 DC : 0 BS EN 16932-1 - DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PUMPING SYSTEMS - PART 1: GENERAL REQUIREMENTS
    UNE-EN 12566-6:2017 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 6: Prefabricated treatment units for septic tank effluent
    17/30361222 DC : 0 BS EN 17183 - EVALUATION OF SLUDGE DENSITY
    DIN EN 124-1:2015-09 GULLY TOPS AND MANHOLE TOPS FOR VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS - PART 1: DEFINITIONS, CLASSIFICATION, GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF DESIGN, PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS AND TEST METHODS
    BS EN 12566-7:2013 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT Prefabricated tertiary treatment units
    BS EN 16933-2:2017 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings. Design Hydraulic design
    PREN 12566-7 : DRAFT 2015 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 7: PREFABRICATED TERTIARY TREATMENT UNITS
    UNE-EN 12566-7:2017 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 7: Prefabricated tertiary treatment units
    BS EN 14654-1:2014 Management and control of operational activities in drain and sewer systems outside buildings Cleaning
    UNE-EN 12566-3:2017 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 3: Packaged and/or site assembled domestic wastewater treatment plants
    BS EN 12566-3 : 2005 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 3: PACKAGED AND/OR SITE ASSEMBLED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
    UNE-EN 14654-1:2015 Management and control of operational activities in drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Part 1: Cleaning
    UNE-EN 12566-1:2017 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 1: Prefabricated septic tanks
    BS EN 1253-1:2015 Gullies for buildings Trapped floor gullies with a depth water seal of at least 50 mm
    BS EN 1610:2015 Construction and testing of drains and sewers
    BS EN 12566-4:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT Septic tanks assembled in situ from prefabricated kits
    EN 16720-1:2016 Characterization of sludges - Physical consistency - Part 1: Determination of flowability - Method by extrusion tube apparatus
    EN 16933-2 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Design - Part 2: Hydraulic design
    EN 1610:2015 Construction and testing of drains and sewers
    EN 752:2017 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Sewer system management
    DIN EN 16720-1 E : 2016 CHARACTERIZATION OF SLUDGES - PHYSICAL CONSISTENCY - PART 1: DETERMINATION OF FLOWABILITY - METHOD BY EXTRUSION TUBE APPARATUS
    UNE-EN 12566-4:2017 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 4: Septic tanks assembled in situ from prefabricated kits
    16/30329428 DC : 0 BS EN 12566-6 - SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 6: PREFABRICATED TREATMENT UNITS FOR SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT
    16/30329416 DC : 0 BS EN 12566-3 - SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS UP TO 50 PT - PART 3: PACKAGED AND/OR SITE ASSEMBLED DOMESTIC WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANTS
    PREN 12566-4 : DRAFT 2015 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 4: SEPTIC TANKS ASSEMBLED IN SITU FROM PREFABRICATED KITS
    15/30325888 DC : 0 BS EN 16932-3 - DRAIN AND SEWER SYSTEMS OUTSIDE BUILDINGS - PUMPING SYSTEMS - PART 3: VACUUM SYSTEMS
    ISO 24516-1:2016 Guidelines for the management of assets of water supply and wastewater systems — Part 1: Drinking water distribution networks
    I.S. EN 12566-6:2016 SMALL WASTEWATER TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR UP TO 50 PT - PART 6: PREFABRICATED TREATMENT UNITS FOR SEPTIC TANK EFFLUENT
    DIN EN 1253-2:2015-03 GULLIES FOR BUILDINGS - PART 2: ROOF DRAINS AND FLOOR GULLIES WITHOUT TRAP
    BS EN 12566-1:2000 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT Prefabricated septic tanks
    EN 124-1:2015 Gully tops and manhole tops for vehicular and pedestrian areas - Part 1: Definitions, classification, general principles of design, performance requirements and test methods
    EN 1253-1:2015 GULLIES FOR BUILDINGS - PART 1: TRAPPED FLOOR GULLIES WITH A DEPTH WATER SEAL OF AT LEAST 50 MM

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    EN 12566-1:2016 Small wastewater treatment systems for up to 50 PT - Part 1: Prefabricated septic tanks
    EN 1295-1:1997 Structural design of buried pipelines under various conditions of loading - Part 1: General requirements
    ISO 6107-4:1993 Water quality Vocabulary Part 4:
    EN 806-1:2000/A1:2001 SPECIFICATIONS FOR INSTALLATIONS INSIDE BUILDINGS CONVEYING WATER FOR HUMAN CONSUMPTION - PART 1: GENERAL
    EN 12255-10:2000 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 10: Safety principles
    ISO 6107-8:1993 Water quality Vocabulary Part 8:
    EN 12056-2:2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings - Part 2: Sanitary pipework, layout and calculation
    EN 1253-4:2016 Gullies for buildings - Part 4: Access covers
    EN 12050-4:2015 Wastewater lifting plants for buildings and sites - Part 4: Non-return valves for faecal-free wastewater and wastewater containing faecal matter
    EN 13508-1:2012 Investigation and assessment of drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Part 1: General Requirements
    EN 12255-8:2001 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 8: Sludge treatment and storage
    ISO 16363:2012 Space data and information transfer systems — Audit and certification of trustworthy digital repositories
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    EN 12056-1:2000 Gravity drainage systems inside buildings - Part 1: General and performance requirements
    EN 12255-7:2002 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 7: Biological fixed-film reactors
    EN 13380:2001 General requirements for components used for renovation and repair of drain and sewer systems outside buildings
    EN 13725:2003/AC:2006 AIR QUALITY - DETERMINATION OF ODOUR CONCENTRATION BY DYNAMIC OLFACTOMETRY
    EN 1917:2002/AC:2008 CONCRETE MANHOLES AND INSPECTION CHAMBERS, UNREINFORCED, STEEL FIBRE AND REINFORCED
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    EN 12255-4:2002 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 4: Primary settlement
    EN 476:2011 General requirements for components used in drains and sewers
    ISO 17769-1:2012 Liquid pumps and installation — General terms, definitions, quantities, letter symbols and units — Part 1: Liquid pumps
    EN 12255-1:2002 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 1: General construction principles
    EN 12832 : 1999 CHARACTERISATION OF SLUDGES - UTILISATION AND DISPOSAL OF SLUDGES -VOCABULARY
    EN 1433:2002/A1:2005 DRAINAGE CHANNELS FOR VEHICULAR AND PEDESTRIAN AREAS - CLASSIFICATION, DESIGN AND TESTING REQUIREMENTS, MARKING AND EVALUATION OF CONFORMITY
    ISO 6107-2:2006 Water quality Vocabulary Part 2:
    EN 12255-16:2005 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 16: Physical (mechanical) filtration
    EN 12255-14:2003 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 14: Disinfection
    EN 752:2017 Drain and sewer systems outside buildings - Sewer system management
    EN 12109:1999 Vacuum drainage systems inside buildings
    EN 12255-9:2002 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 9: Odour control and ventilation
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    ISO 9000:2015 Quality management systems — Fundamentals and vocabulary
    EN 1610:2015 Construction and testing of drains and sewers
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    EN 12255-15:2003 Wastewater treatment plants - Part 15: Measurement of the oxygen transfer in clean water in aeration tanks of activated sludge plants
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