Overflow Sewer definition

Overflow Sewer means a pipe or conduit, with appurtenances, provided to carry some part of flow entering or within any sewer in excess of the capacity of that sewer, or some portion of the flow within said sewer. In general, overflow sewers will only exist or have been provided in connection with and for excess flows from combined sewers.
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Examples of Overflow Sewer in a sentence

  • DEQ funding for this Agreement is an Overflow Sewer and Stormwater grant (CFDA 66.460) issued to DEQ by the EPA under Section 221 of the Clean Water Act.

Related to Overflow Sewer

  • Overflow means the intentional or unintentional diversion of flow from the collection and transport systems, including pumping facilities.

  • Water Main means (subject to Section 219(2) of the 1991 Act) any pipe, not being a pipe for the time being vested in a person other than the water undertaker, which is used or to be used by a water undertaker or licensed water supplier for the purpose of making a general supply of water available to customers or potential customers of the undertaker or supplier, as distinct from for the purpose of providing a supply to particular customers;

  • Low terrain means any area other than high terrain.

  • Combined sewer overflow means the discharge of untreated or

  • Flowgate means a representative modeling of facilities or groups of facilities that may act as potential constraint points.