Groundwater entering late in the journey of waste water is an interesting idea. Does it happen both ways and you end up with unexpectedly low / concentrated flows in long very dry spells?
Hi, we can see little to no flow in sewers at new build sites when not everybody has moved in yet, or during long periods of drought. It has been known for us to need to flush water into a sewer to move the waste water along and ensure lingering odour issues don't occur. - Luke
@@south-west-water Thanks! That's a not-obvious-to-me interesting new idea. It's easy to imagine 'the pipes' being completely watertight! But then we wouldn't be able to put anything in...
Groundwater entering late in the journey of waste water is an interesting idea. Does it happen both ways and you end up with unexpectedly low / concentrated flows in long very dry spells?
Hi, we can see little to no flow in sewers at new build sites when not everybody has moved in yet, or during long periods of drought. It has been known for us to need to flush water into a sewer to move the waste water along and ensure lingering odour issues don't occur. - Luke
@@south-west-water Thanks! That's a not-obvious-to-me interesting new idea. It's easy to imagine 'the pipes' being completely watertight! But then we wouldn't be able to put anything in...