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Water Seal

Term · Environment · MLC-T-ENV-030115

Seal pot, p-leg trap, or other type of trap filled with water (e.g., flooded sewers that maintain liquid levels adequate to prevent air flow through the system) that creates a liquid barrier between the sewer line and the atmosphere. The liquid level of the seal must be maintained in the vertical leg of a drain in order to be considered a water seal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-ENV-030115
FieldEnvironment
References40 CFR 63.961 (CFR 2013)
Record as JSON 
{
  "id": "MLC-T-ENV-030115",
  "term": "Water Seal",
  "field": "Environment",
  "definition": "Seal pot, p-leg trap, or other type of trap filled with water (e.g., flooded sewers that maintain liquid levels adequate to prevent air flow through the system) that creates a liquid barrier between the sewer line and the atmosphere. The liquid level of the seal must be maintained in the vertical leg of a drain in order to be considered a water seal.",
  "references": [
    "40 CFR 63.961 (CFR 2013)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/environment/water-seal/"
}

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