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small-diameter gravity sewer (SDGS) system

A type of collection system in which a series of septic tanks discharge effluent by gravity, pump, or siphon to a small-diameter wastewater collection main. The wastewater flows by gravity to a lift station, a manhole in a conventional gravity collection system, or directly to a wastewater treatment plant.