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Sanitary Gravity Sewers |
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Sanitary Gravity Sewers |
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<DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>SanitaryGravity Main is a conduit utilizing the energy resulting from a difference in elevation to remove unwanted water. The term </SPAN><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>sewer</SPAN></SPAN><SPAN><SPAN>implies removal of </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage"><SPAN><SPAN>sewage</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>or </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Surface_runoff"><SPAN><SPAN>surface runoff</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>rather than water intended for use;</SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_sewer"><SPAN><SPAN>[1]</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>and the term </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity"><SPAN STYLE="font-style:italic;"><SPAN>gravity</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>excludes water movement induced through </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Force_main"><SPAN><SPAN>force mains</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>or </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vacuum_sewer"><SPAN><SPAN>vacuum sewers</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>. Most sewers are gravity sewers; because gravity offers reliable water movement with no energy costs wherever grades are favorable. Gravity sewers may drain to </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sump"><SPAN><SPAN>sumps</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>where pumping is required to either force sewage to a distant location or lift sewage to a higher elevation for entry into another gravity sewer, and </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lift_station"><SPAN><SPAN>lift stations</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>are often required to lift sewage into </SPAN></SPAN><A href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sewage_treatment_plant"><SPAN><SPAN>sewage treatment plants</SPAN></SPAN></A><SPAN><SPAN>.</SPAN></SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV> |
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["Sanitary Gravity Mains"] |
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