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  2. Drain-waste-vent system - Wikipedia

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    A sewer pipe is normally at neutral air pressure compared to the surrounding atmosphere.When a column of waste water flows through a pipe, it compresses air ahead of it in the system, creating a positive pressure that must be released so it does not push back on the waste stream and downstream traps, slow drainage, and induce potential clogs.

  3. Sanitary sewer overflow - Wikipedia

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    Many U.S. municipalities require restaurants and food processing businesses to use grease interceptors and regulate the disposal of fats, oil and grease in the sewer system. [9] One of the main problems of a decentralized line failure is the difficulty of defining the location of overflow, since a typical urban system contains thousands of ...

  4. Sanitary sewer - Wikipedia

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    Vertical pipes, usually made of precast concrete, called manholes, connect the mains to the surface. Depending upon site application and use, these vertical pipes can be cylindrical, eccentric, or concentric. The manholes are used for access to the sewer pipes for inspection and maintenance, and as a means to vent sewer gases.

  5. Pensioners forced to use bucket as a toilet - AOL

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    The couple and their neighbours say there are also problems with sewage coming up through the drains and covering a local footpath. "Children are walking through sewage-contaminated water," said ...

  6. Mayor issues ‘catastrophic’ warning as Runaway Bay sewage ...

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    There are sewage leaks all of the time, not just when it rains.

  7. Sewerage - Wikipedia

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    Map of London sewer network, late 19th century. Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer.

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