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  2. Septic drain field - Wikipedia

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    A septic drain field, a septic tank, and associated piping compose a septic system. The drain field typically consists of an arrangement of trenches containing perforated pipes and porous material (often gravel) covered by a layer of soil to prevent animals (and surface runoff) from reaching the wastewater distributed within those trenches. [1]

  3. Drainage system (agriculture) - Wikipedia

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    The choice between a subsurface drainage system by pipes and ditches or by tube wells is more a matter of technical criteria and costs than of agricultural criteria, because both types of systems can be designed to meet the same agricultural criteria and achieve the same benefits. Usually, pipe drains or ditches are preferable to wells.

  4. Orangeburg pipe - Wikipedia

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    Orangeburg pipe was made of wood pulp sealed with liquified coal tar pitch in inside diameters from 2 inches to 18 inches, with a perforated version for leach fields. Joints were made of the same material, and, because of the residual stickiness of the coal tar, were sealed without adhesives.

  5. List of most expensive U.S. public works projects - Wikipedia

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    It includes only projects that are underway or completed. Additionally, projects with multiple independent segments (e.g., I-69 Indiana-Texas Extension, Trans-Texas Corridor) are not included, though individual segments may or may not make the list. Costs shown below exclude financing costs.

  6. Land drains - Wikipedia

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    The purpose of a land drain is to allow water in wet or swampy ground to rapidly drain away [1] or to relieve hydrostatic pressure. They are subterranean linear structures which are laid to a fall which should be as steep as practicable. They are used in agriculture and in building construction sites.

  7. After years on transplant wait list, Alabama grandmother ...

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    She was among more than 90,000 people who are currently on the waiting list for a kidney transplant in the US. “There have been a lot of letdowns, but I don’t give up,” she said in a video ...

  8. Effluent sewer - Wikipedia

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    Effluent pumping sewers have small diameter pipes that follow the contour of the land and are only buried a metre or two underground. While an effluent sewer can use gravity to move waste, the ability to move waste with a pressure system can be a big advantage in places where a gravity system is impractical.

  9. 30 Times People Encountered A Celebrity And It Was An ... - AOL

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    Among the names on that list: Dr Phil, Kendall Jenner, Madonna, Adam Levine and Hailey Bieber.Fortunately, there are some celebritie 30 Times People Encountered A Celebrity And It Was An Absolute ...