Slush Pit

Last updated 08-20-2026

FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook Glossary November 26 2025

Updated 08-20-2026

Slush Pit

A Slush Pit refers to a basin in which drilling “mud” is mixed and circulated during drilling to lubricate and cool the drill bit and to flush away rock cuttings.

FHA Single Family Housing Policy Handbook Glossary November 26 2025

p. 53

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