sedimentation tank

noun

a tank into which sewage is passed to allow suspended solid matter to separate out

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The sedimentation tank was of sufficient size, when compared with the area of the experimental slow sand filter, to represent the Georgetown and McMillan Park Reservoirs when used in connection with the large filters.