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storm sewer

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noun

  1. a sewer for carrying off rainfall drained from paved surfaces, roofs, etc.


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Wastewater treatment plants are designed to take in thousands of gallons of wastewater from sanitary and storm sewer systems, and that water also carries a significant load of microplastics and PFAS.

From Science Daily • Nov. 19, 2024

Overflow from a multifamily property swimming pool ran into the storm sewer after the pool was treated with an abundance of chlorine as a part of late-season maintenance, he said Tuesday.

From Washington Post • Sep. 13, 2022

When the little birds try to waddle across the grate openings, they can easily fall through and into the storm sewer.

From Seattle Times • Apr. 25, 2022

“These projects also serve as green infrastructure,” because they route water from the adjacent built environment to ease pressure on the storm sewer system, Stringer says.

From Scientific American • Jun. 13, 2019

Something small and furry and dead is crumpled by the storm sewer.

From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson

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