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Basement flooding caused by sewer backups is
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and a stressful event for building occupants, sewer backups can
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excessive groundwater or rainwater entering the sanitary sewer
system as infiltration and inflow (I&I). In combined sewer
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properly convey the combined sanitary and wet-weather flow.
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Why does one have combined sewer system. In Malaysia we have a sewer system solely for sewerage and a drain system for storm water. In theory no storm water should enter the sewer syatem.
ReplyDeleteLuqman Michel
http://www.vemmaexperience.com
Combined sewer systems are no longer used in the United States and are primarily located in older areas of the country -- mostly the Northeast, Northwest, and Great Lakes areas. Sewer systems in these areas are often more than 100 years old. A "single pipe system" was thought to be cheaper to construct and because stormwater didn't have a perceived threat to public health, why separate it from wastewater?
ReplyDeleteRead more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combined_sewer