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Aran
Location: Kansas City Gender: Male Total Likes: 1848 likes
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| | | Re: Help with draining < Reply # 2 on 10/23/2016 2:53 AM > | Reply with Quote
| | | Now, I don't have much draining experience compared to some people on this site, but I can give you some tips that might help. First off, outflows, as stated above, rarely drain into large bodies of water. Not that it's unheard of- just rare. Try looking in ditches or on hill sides. If it is on a hill side, there will usually by a large quantity of rocks below the outflow to prevent erosion. These are not uncommon near highways. The outflow may be small, and widen out as it goes deeper. This is not uncommon, in my admittedly limited experience. These outflows may be tucked out of the way. Marshy areas tend to be an indicator of their presence, though mud, quicksand, and flooding are all dangers in a marshy area. Lastly, your city should have a map of the storm drain system for maintenance, land surveying, and regulation purposes. This may be available online, but odds are it's not due to security issues. However, you may be able to request a copy from your local government. This map will show you everything you want to know. Best of luck.
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| terapr0
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| | | | Re: Help with draining < Reply # 4 on 11/1/2016 11:31 PM > | Reply with Quote
| | | With a few notable exceptions, the outfall of a storm sewer is most always going to be it's largest area - what you see at the end is probably as good / big as it's going to get. I have seen drains change profile and get larger midway, but it's rare and usually just for short stretches before shrinking back down. It's always the result of a repair / retrofit, as changing diameter midway is poor design and likely to encourage a decrease in velocity and turbulence which will induce premature localized wear. They're the exception, not the rule. I'm not familiar with any drains in Peterborough, but it's a smaller town, and not likely to have the same scope of infrastructure as a larger city like Toronto, Montreal, etc... It's also a new city, so you're likely to encounter concrete, not brick. Anything with an outfall is going to be 100% stormwater, or possibly CSO, although in a modern city like Peterborough I'm almost entirely certain that storm and sewage are separate systems. I do recall someone (maybe even you?) posting a photo of a storage tank in peterborough...chances are good it's an overflow tank with a connection to an active sewer somewhere along its perimeter. It could be a small pipe, or it could be large enough to walk in. That could be an interesting thing to explore, although be *extremely* cautious around an active sewer as they're usually fast-flowing, deep and quite slippery. A fall in a sewer could be your last. Sorry if that's kind of a rambling list of different shit...hopefully it answers some of your questions but shoot me a PM if it didn't and I'll be happy to discuss further
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