Sentences with phrase «water during heavy rains»
A 36 - inch stormwater discharge drain about 600 feet south of the beach — closer than permitted under the state beach code — dumps potentially hazardous chemicals and bacteria into the water during heavy rains.
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While the crested floatingheart can help beautify an aquarium or a water garden, it clogs canals and slows drainage, particularly during heavy rains.
This intensification of the water cycle will increase the pressure on California's infrastructure to both alleviate water shortages during droughts and prevent flooding during heavy rain
In the meantime, it will allow water to flow more freely during the heavy winter rain.
During heavy rain events, combined systems can be overwhelmed and untreated water may be released into local water bodies.
Raw water quality is declining, affecting drinking water quality even with conventional treatment, due to increased temperature, as well as sediment, nutrient, and pollutant runoff during heavy rain and floods.
According to residents, during heavy rains the cove had been known to flood their yards and even reach some of the homes, which was a huge concern with those cove waters heavily contaminated with oil.
Sydney's water supply has been under threat during an extended drought dam levels having dropped down to about 34 % of capacity, before some heavy rains this year, which have taken them just over 50 %.
When possible, avoid being on the water during heavy winds, rain or fog.
Some situations that occur in flood - prone areas include: 1) the diameter of the sewer pipe is not sufficient to hold all of the water flow during a heavy storm event; 2) the gradient of the sewer pipe is not steep enough to allow water flow at the same rate as the rain; and 3) heavily paved areas do not allow water to absorb into the ground, forcing more water into sewers.
The seller advised me that occasionally, during heavy rains, a «small trickle» of water came in through a hairline crack in the concrete foundation.
It is not water intrusion during heavy rains, but dampness.