Sentence examples for amount of sewer from inspiring English sources

He also complains about how little Southeast pays for the amount of sewer pipe space it takes up, before threatening to secede and then backing off, asking only for greater financial contribution from Southeast.

The repairs are relatively straightforward: reconstruct the motor pit and replace the propeller with three modern vertical turbines; clean, patch and smooth the interior of the tunnel; replace the broken sewer pipe and encase it in concrete to improve water flow; and reduce the amount of sewer overflow into the canal by increasing capacity at a nearby pumping plant.

Lawmakers from both major parties have introduced legislation in the Assembly and State Senate that would ban thermometers, fluorescent lights and other products that contain mercury, in order to cut the amount of it entering sewers, landfills and incinerators.

The E.P.A. and planning and environmental groups say cities should reduce the amount of rainwater flowing into sewer pipes through a range of so-called green infrastructure projects, including permeable pavement that lets water trickle through; sunken medians lined with gravel or plants; green roofs and retention ponds.

There is an extremely large amount of cocaine in your sewers, dude!

Storm-inundation models based on hydrology and hydrodynamics require a large amount of input data (detailed terrain, sewer system and land use data).

"Sewers are always leaky… you expect a certain amount of infiltration [water leaking into the sewer] but the Thames rates are about double the rate you get in other companies.

Groundwater levels have been dropping, to varying degrees, in many areas of the city, due in part to an increase in the amount of rainwater discharged directly into sewers rather than absorbed by the ground.

The amount of water leaking into the London sewer system was twice the industry average, he said.

When the combined methods were tested in a laboratory scale sewer system, the amount of ferrous chloride required was only at [Fe2+]: [S2−] of 0.1 1 and pH∼8.

By attaching a barrel (often a recycled vegetable oil, juice, or pickle container) to your downspout, not only are you able to capture rainwater for use on your lawn or garden, but you also reduce the amount of water flowing into the storm sewers.