JackLSauce@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agoShower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practicemessage-squaremessage-square6fedilinkarrow-up159arrow-down17
arrow-up152arrow-down1message-squareShower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practiceJackLSauce@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square6fedilink
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·3 months agoDon’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
minus-squareAlbum@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up4·3 months 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-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·3 months agoI believe in Northern Ireland it’s the same system. I may be wrong, though. Our sewage system has a lot of issues, unfortunately.
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
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.