Sentence examples for rainwater off from inspiring English sources

Dr. Anderson's solution is to help local people understand the drainage problem, work with them to design a solution (usually involving a simple network of drains to move rainwater off risky slopes) and hire them to build it.

A 300-gallon barrel collects rainwater off a roof and funnels in into the garden, which keeps a stream flowing even on dry days.

If your drainpipes that take rainwater off the roof of your home aren't connected to the sewerage system – and millions of properties aren't – you can apply for a rebate of between £17 and £50 a year.

He probably meant it had left him gutted although, given the humdrum nature of the match, it would fit equally as a reference to the functional but unexciting conduit catching rainwater off the roof.

Rivers have been squeezed into straight, fast-flowing channels over hundreds of years to hurry rainwater off fields.

But pollutants can't penetrate an impervious surface, and the rapid flow of rainwater off of impervious surfaces means these pollutants end up in the water.

The roof will also cleanse rainwater flowing off the building.

Rainwater running off hard impervious surfaces or waterlogged soil may cause local flooding.

"And this is the shanty," Mr. Watson said, rainwater pouring off the brim of his baseball cap.

If you can show that the rainwater running off your property goes into soakaways, you can apply for the rebate.

Horizontal thatched roofs leak rain badly, but, if they are placed at the proper angle, the rainwater runs off before it has time to soak through.