Sentences with phrase «storm water drain»

Storm water drain system gets impacted because sometimes the asphalt shingle aggregate gets washed into the system.

Urban planner and architect Manit Rastogi has an idea that makes the High Line look like child's play: turning the 350 kilometers of storm water drains — now mostly filled with

if we deregulate industry (if you deregulate one then you will have to deregulate them all) then the waste collection business up the road will dispose of their sludge down the gutters into the storm water drains, the coffee business in the next row will not replace their odour filters and the whole area will reak of burnt coffee all day, the tyre business around the corner will dump their tyres in the nearby bushland, some of the hardup businesses in the area will hookup to the power lines with with uncontrolled connections and we will start to get brown outs at various times in the day, The lead and tin foundry a block away won't bother controlling the lead oxide spewing out of their chimney stack, nearby housing developments will all use open fires in winter to save on energy costs and start hacking trees out of the world heritage national park here.

On storm water drains, annual per capita expenditure was less than INR 15 until 2015.

Not exact matches

ConDrain, the contractor the three DeGasperis brothers started a half - century ago, is best known for building sewers, water mains, storm drains and other essential urban arteries.

Village Manager Joseph Breinig said the school district's work was stopped because the district began moving part of a 36 - inch pipe that eventually will drain storm water to the Hinsdale Golf Course.

Any broken pipes in your basement, drains clogged with mud, water heater (s) ruined and other plumbing problems caused by the storm have to be fixed.

«Historically, when we developed areas we used gutters and storm drains as our way of channeling that stormwater,» said Al Steinman, director of Grand Valley State University's Annis Water Resources Institute in Muskegon, who has been studying Little Black Creek's stormwater problem since 2007.

Rain water is shunted into storm drains, pushing the contaminated sediment downstream and delivering a fresh load of toxic runoff and snowmelt from city streets to Little Black Creek.

Metals have long been known to concentrate in sewage, which mixes toilet water with effluent from industrial manufacturing, storm runoff, and anything else flushed down the drain.

Unlike the water captured inside your home, which flows to the sewer and into waste treatment facilities, rain travels through storm drains to creeks, rivers, and eventually to the ocean.

Our big cities have expanded rapidly — we've paved over land that helped to drain away water and overloaded storm drain systems that were built back in the 1950s and «60s.

FACT: Sewer backup damage occurs when the sanitary and storm sewer systems can not handle high volumes of water, which causes water to back up into your home through toilets and drains.

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), «When pet waste is improperly disposed of, it can be picked up by storm - water runoff and washed into storm drains or nearby water bodies --[it] carries bacteria, viruses, and parasites that can threaten the health of humans and wildlife.»

conducting pollution patrols in the field and cooperating with public agencies to identify and clean up discharges of polluted water to storm drains, creeks and beaches.

One of the main reasons polluted water heads to the oceans is that it lands on concrete and pavement, then rushes straight into storm drains that lead to the ocean.

As I read reports about the release of more than 11,000 tons of radiation - laced water into the sea from the damaged nuclear plant in Japan, I recalled reporting I did more than a decade ago on the many uses of silt barriers — essentially curtains suspended in water — to hold back everything from oil slicks to the bursts of polluted runoff flowing into coastal waters from city storm drains after heavy storms (the water can be pumped and treated once the system is not overloaded).

For example, wet conditions lead to flooding when storm drains and other infrastructure for handling excess water are overwhelmed.

This paper reports high - resolution (15 min) water column and streambed temperature data for storm events of contrasting magnitude, duration, and intensity for three streams (draining glacier, snow, and groundwater sources) across an alpine river system during summers 2002 and 2003.

The latest computer models show the storm passing as close as about 25 miles offshore on Sunday or Monday and then stalling within 100 miles of shore until at least Thursday — an exceptionally long time that will serve to worsen coastal flooding, especially for the coastal bays and estuaries that don't normally fill with water from storms, and that take longer to drain.

The same winds also bring newer, colder water closer to the atmosphere, which usually serves to drain energy and weaken the storm.

Adaption to a large degree means building proper infrastructure to drain water away in the event of storms and to store water in case of drought.

Apparently the massive storms and cold air was being caused by fresh water from melting poles draining into the ocean, thus cooling the ocean rapidly.

Ordinarily, rains pouring over the massive 1.2 million square foot building would drain into the city's storm water system.

And it will force the groundwater table across the state closer to the surface, which could prevent floodwaters after heavy storms from draining or cause salt water to pool in inland areas, destroying vegetation.

For example, during Hurricane Katrina the Industrial Canal of New Orleans torpedoing the storm surge into the levees, and later the levees actually keeping water inside the city and preventing it from draining.

This infrastructure channels rainfall and snowmelt into storm drains and pipes, and dumps it into receiving waters, often far from its place of origin.

Traditionally, our water infrastructure — such as storm drains and culverts — has treated precipitation as something to dispose of rather than something to protect.

The heaviest precipitation from the repeat storms that have struck the Golden State have hit the very region that drains to Lake Oroville, and the frequency of the storms has meant that the lake has not had a chance to recover, with water levels dropping significantly in between storms.

Surveying Trash, Pointing Fingers Clean Water Action worked to identify trash collected in the streets of San Jose, South San Francisco, Richmond and Oakland — trash that often ends up in the bay after being blown there by the wind or traveling through storm drains during rainfall.

Your city probably loses millions of gallons of rainwater because grass - covered parkways naturally shed water and are sloped to send rain into storm drains.

Sudden water input caused by short term extremes, such as massive rain storms or the draining of a surface lake, however... allows [the meltwater] to pool and lubricate the bottom of the glaciers and accelerate ice loss.

Within the city, street infrastructure is rebuilt into a connected series of porous conduits that drain rain water and storm water into the wetlands.

Unprecedented rainfall remains the most important one though overflowing of water bodies, melting snow and clogging of storm drains too can be grounds on which insurance can be obtained.

Sewer backup damage occurs when the sanitary and storm sewer systems can not handle high volumes of water, which causes water to back up into your home through toilets and drains.

Prepare and review construction drawings, construction documents and contracts, cost estimates and procedures, details and specifications for construction of projects involving water, sewer and storm drain facilities.

Install sewer, water, or storm drain pipes, using pipe - laying machinery or laser guidance equipment.

Perform and oversee all aspects of design, including grading, streets, water, sewer, storm drain, horizontal control, and signage.

Drafting site / civil construction documents and plans including; Grading, Sediment Control, Storm Drain, Storm Water Management and Traffic Control plans.

new installation of storm drain, water main, sewer and fire supply for commercial apartments, condominiums, city administration buildings,

Managed pipeline crew of 7 involving hazardous waste removal & disposal, new installation of storm drain, water main, fire supply and sewer, excavation and grading

Professional Experience SMC Construction (Irvine, CA) 05/2007 — Present Senior Project Superintendent • Supervise and managed subcontractors for a $ 4.2 million parking garage for LA Valley Collage • Perform demolition of the existing parking lot and construction of new 458 parking spaces • Install new lighting and «fire life safety» emergency phone system throughout the parking lot • Construct new storm drain system, Bio-swale, landscaping and new marquee signs • Oversee an $ 18 million construction project for the Ventura County Fire and Sheriff Academy Training Academy (FSTA) • Build single story, metal framed, 47,640 square foot of classroom building • Construct classrooms, fire lab, driving and shooting simulator rooms, library, offices, kitchens, multipurpose rooms, break rooms, and restrooms • Supervise and manage the construction of the Gold LEED Huntington Library • Oversee demolition of existing library in accordance with city regulations • Manage the construction of the $ 28 million Gold LEED Rieber Hall for UCLA • Direct team of more than 120 workers a day for refurbishment of 424 dormitory building • Ensure compliance with Title 24 and the latest code and building regulations • Perform asbestos abatement, installation of HVAC system with new boilers and ductwork, plumbing with Solar panels providing hot water to 24 bathrooms with multiple showers, toilets and sinks, and ADA compliant restrooms • Install electrical system with an emergency generator backup system, 4 traction elevators, windows, and curtain wall system • Completed project on schedule without disrupting the University's use of the 1st floor and exterior • Oversee the $ 5.6 million exterior renovation of the Anaheim Convention Center • Remove exterior walls on 3 sides of the building and install complex new curtain wall system in 20 bays • Maintain job site and public safety allowing use of the convention center during ongoing construction

Even regions considered low risk for weather - related floods can experience ruptured water lines, clogged storm drains and more.

When it rains, water falls on roofs, driveways, lawns, between houses, over parking lots and through storm drains.