drain definition

drain means (subject to Section 219(2) of the 1991 Act) a drain used for the drainage of one building or any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage;

drain means that portion of the drainage installation that conveys sewage within any premises;

drain means a system or a line of pipes, with their fittings and accessories such as manholes, inspection chambers, traps, gullies, floor traps used for drainage of buildings or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same curtilage. A drain includes an open channel or conveying surface water or a system for the removal of any liquid.

Examples of drain in a sentence

• As an alternative to the Drain Code authority proposed by the U.S. District Court, and to comply with the pending U.S. EPA storm water regulations, a group of local agencies and communities within the Rouge River watershed proposed a watershed-based approach to the control of pollution sources related to storm water discharges.

• In the mid-1990s, the U.S. District Court strongly urged the 48 local public agencies within the Rouge River watershed to adopt a more comprehensive approach to control pollution from sources other than CSOs. The U.S. District Court proposed a watershed-wide authority under the Michigan Drain Code to manage water issues within the Rouge River watershed.

• Based on our site review, a permit for the Swift Run Drain crossing may be required to communication utility tie-in to existing utilities located in the vicinity of the existing facilities.

• We further assumed that our work will not have any impact on existing wetlands, Swift Run Drain (other than the potential for crossing) or ponds.

• Based upon the commitment of staff and service contributions of the Oakland County Drain Commissioner, the Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner and the Wayne County Department of the Environment to storm water management efforts in the Rouge River Watershed, and the commitment of Rouge Project grant dollars, the counties will not be assessed costs during the first 17 months of this agreement.

More Definitions of drain

drain means (subject to paragraph (3)) a drain used for the drainage of one building or of any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage;

drain means a line of pipes including all fittings and equipment such as manholes, inspection chamber, traps, gullies and floor traps, used for the drainage of a building or a number of buildings, or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same cartilage and includes open channels used for conveying surface water;

drain means any drain, together with its appurtenances, used for the drainage of one building only, or of premises within the same curtilage and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into which drainage of two or more buildings or premises occupied by different persons is conveyed and includes any pipe or channel whether opened or closed, used or intended to be used for drainage of land;

drain means any natural watercourse opened, or proposed to be opened, and

drain means to lower the surface water or groundwater elevation, either temporarily or on a permanent basis.

drain means that portion of a drainage installation on any premises, other than a soil-water pipe, waste-water pipe, ventilation pipe or anti-siphonage pipe, which is vested in the owner of the premises and which has been laid in the ground and is used or intended to be used for conveying sewage to a connecting sewer, a common drain, a conservancy tank or a septic tank situated on the premises;

drain means any device for the drainage of water from land or the protection of land from water, including open ditches, tiles, pipelines, pumps and levees.