storm sewer
Americannoun
Example Sentences
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The county increased requirements for rainfall detention on sites, raised the elevation standard for new structures by two feet, and increased storm sewer capacity requirements by 10 percent for storms forecast to occur every two years and by 22 percent for 100-year storms.
From Washington Post
No one, or the city, will clean up your leaves to prevent them going into the storm sewer and causing trouble for all of us.
From Seattle Times
The contract workers were working on a storm sewer project in Columbia City when they were found just after 8:50 a.m., trapped inside a manhole.
From Fox News
All the water goes into a 500-gallon water tank and is disposed of later into the sanitary sewer system, which means all the nasty stuff in your can “never winds up on your driveway or in the storm sewer,” he said.
From Washington Times
Not every item was left behind on the sand by careless beachgoers, some washed ashore after overflowing from storm sewer systems.
From Washington Times
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