Sentences with phrase «poor drainage»

Rain totals of one to three inches with poor drainage flooding are expected.

I'm sure it's due to a combination of poor drainage and a very wet summer.

Since one of the most common causes of disease in peppers is fungal infection of the roots caused by poor drainage, it makes sense to have optimum drainage in the garden.

He said that the flooding that occurred along Ntuen Ibok street in Ikot Abasi local government area that destroyed his property was caused by poor drainage system.

Clogs develop when milk flow is restricted, or when there is poor drainage from your breast in some way.

That means a river overflowing its banks, or a situation where poor drainage in an area causes water to move along the ground, or to seep through basement walls, for instance.

That means a river overflowing its banks, or a situation where poor drainage in an area causes water to move along the ground, or to seep through basement walls, for instance.

Water is the site's biggest enemy: unexcavated embankments absorb rainfall and exert pressure on adjoining structures, and poor drainage allows surface water to accumulate.

Deterioration in older brick and mortar walls often indicates moisture damage over time, from leaking ground water or poor drainage around the base of the home.

While some maintenance issues, such as poor drainage, leaky roofs and old plumbing are common to all areas of the country, others are driven by geography, climate, weather conditions and the quality of the contractor who built or renovated the home.

Foundation cracks larger than 1 / 8 - inch wide could also indicate poor drainage.

Also look for, or ask about, settling, sliding or soil problems, flooding or poor drainage problems and any major damage resulting from earthquakes, floods or landslides.

I want to have a raised and fenced planter garden in one area with poor drainage, but I'm not sure I can convince the hubby on that this year.

Physical deterioration of asphalt shingles, mechanical damage from a windstorm or ice build - up as a result of poor drainage are all common causes of roofing issues.

Poor drainage can be instigated by the thickening of milk so as to clog milk ducts.

One was leased to a company to redevelop and improve a playing field for the school's use that had poor drainage and was under - used.

Unfortunately, the ballfields have fallen into disrepair in recent years, leaving Little Leaguers and many other sports teams without a place to play on account of poor drainage.

Snow melt and rain will cause many rivers and streams to rise, potentially breaking ice layers causing ice jams and localized flooding with water covered roads, especially in low lying areas and urban and poor drainage areas.

The islands, or «polders,» are still protected by embankments — but, the study notes, those earthen structures also cause elevation loss, along with poor drainage and other problems.

Optic nerve damage results from an increase in intraocular pressure (IOP) resulting from poor drainage of aqueous humor, the clear fluid that fills the front of the eye.

No clever garden design can make up for lack of sun or poor drainage.

Bridgemary School in Gosport found the transition from tattered grass pitches with poor drainage to a quality all - weather 3G AGP to be hugely valuable, after receiving a # 355,397 grant from the Foundation towards the project.

The IOG also offers bespoke training on other related topics such as budgets and accounts, analysing how to set and manage your budget, symptoms of poor drainage, including the types of systems available, and health and safety - compiling health and safety policies, procedures and risk assessments.

The state of the previous facilities, which were over 15 years old, meant that the surface became extremely dangerous after sustained rainfall thanks to its poor drainage, and when temperatures dropped below freezing, ice patches appeared.

This condition is very common in Cavaliers and is thought to be linked to poor drainage (due to skull conformation) through the eustachian tube.

This is because both are infolded haired skin that when swollen and irritated become occluded, with poor drainage and retained secretions that are an ideal environment full of nutrients for Staphylococci and Malassezia.

Larvae can't survive in areas with heavy rainfall, sprinklers, or poor drainage.

Going back to our sponge cake, we can better understand why the poor drainage causes the internal fluid pressure of the eye to rise above normal and destroy the optic nerve (and hence sight).

Any place water collects should be removed if possible such as places where there are puddles or poor drainage.

And cities with poor drainage have problems with heavy downpours?

Tropics: Heat = Deluge - Finally, I've written a story for Friday's paper on a study in Science Express clearly linking warmer stretches in the tropics to more frequent extreme downpours, the kind that can swamp a city with poor drainage, causing economic havoc and spreading waterborne illness.

The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FECR) forensic audit of the Oroville Dam Spillway crisis project found that failures were due to inadequate California Department of Water Resources (DWR) maintenance, repair of cracks, thin concrete slabs, poor drainage, and use of weathered rock.

The site has poor drainage and a high water table, so a retention pond has been planned for the low point of the site.

This widely accepted view ignored the fact that when the top 2 - 3 metres of permafrost degrades, much of the land is covered in water due to poor drainage.