JackLSauce@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agoShower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practicemessage-squaremessage-square13linkfedilinkarrow-up175arrow-down18
arrow-up167arrow-down1message-squareShower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practiceJackLSauce@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 1 year agomessage-square13linkfedilink
minus-squareAlbum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·1 year agoDepends 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.
minus-squareHM King Charles III DG FD@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·1 year agoI believe in Northern Ireland it’s the same system. I may be wrong, though. Our sewage system has a lot of issues, unfortunately.
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.
I believe in Northern Ireland it’s the same system. I may be wrong, though. Our sewage system has a lot of issues, unfortunately.