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2. Permeable paving - Wikipedia

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   Permeable paving systems, especially those with porous surfaces, require maintenance in order to keep the pores clear of fine aggregates as to not hinder the systems ability to infiltrate stormwater. The frequency of cleaning is again dependent on many site specific factors, such as runoff volume, neighboring sites and climate.

3. Floods, ceiling holes and loose sockets - life in a new-build

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   One man says his £250,000 home had kitchen sockets hanging out of walls, and holes in the ceiling.

4. Urban flooding - Wikipedia

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   Urban flooding is the inundation of land or property in cities or other built environment, caused by rainfall or coastal storm surges overwhelming the capacity of drainage systems, such as storm sewers. Urban flooding can occur regardless of whether or not affected communities are located within designated floodplains or near any body of water. [1]

5. Sustainable drainage system - Wikipedia

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   Retention ponds such as this one in Dunfermline, Scotland, are considered components of a sustainable drainage system. Sustainable drainage systems (also known as SuDS, [1] SUDS, [2] [3] or sustainable urban drainage systems [4]) are a collection of water management practices that aim to align modern drainage systems with natural water processes and are part of a larger green infrastructure ...

6. Drainage - Wikipedia

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   Drainage has undergone a large-scale environmental review in the recent past [when?] in the United Kingdom. Sustainable urban drainage systems (SUDS) are designed to encourage contractors to install drainage system that more closely mimic the natural flow of water in nature. Since 2010 local and neighbourhood planning in the UK is required by ...

7. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

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   A sanitary sewer is an underground pipe or tunnel system for transporting sewage from houses and commercial buildings (but not stormwater) to a sewage treatment plant or disposal. Sanitary sewers are a type of gravity sewer and are part of an overall system called a "sewage system" or sewerage.

8. Combined sewer - Wikipedia

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   Combined sewer outflow into the Anacostia River in Washington, D.C. Ratcliff Beach CSO discharges into the River Thames in London [7]. These relief structures, called "storm-water regulators" (in American English - or "combined sewer overflows" in British English) are constructed in combined sewer systems to divert flows in excess of the peak design flow of the sewage treatment plant. [6]

9. The 35 Best Raised Garden Bed Ideas to Transform Your Outdoor ...

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   Kuthy says cedar is a popular design for raised garden beds and for many good reasons. "Cedar wood is a beautiful, natural and long-lasting non-toxic material that creates a clean and classic look ...