Comment on Shower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practice

dual_sport_dork@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Don’t they lead to the same system? If there was a leak in your roof over your shower, your shower drain will also be a storm drain

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  • protist@mander.xyz ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Storm drains usually lead straight to creeks, rivers, or other bodies of water, whereas your sewage goes to a water treatment facility first. Totally separate systems (in most places)

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  • Album@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Depends on where you live. In central New Jersey a lot of storm water from the streets is a separate system that heads back into the rivers or whatever whatershed. Where as sewage from your home or business drain goes to sewage treatment processing.

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    • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      I believe in Northern Ireland it’s the same system. I may be wrong, though. Our sewage system has a lot of issues, unfortunately.

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  • MNByChoice@midwest.social ⁨4⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    They used to, in many places, lead to a sewage treatment facility. That has been changing.

    Unless you mean the ocean. Then yes, same place.

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