JackLSauce@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agoShower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practicemessage-squaremessage-square8fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareShower drains and storm drains are the same thing in theory but not practiceJackLSauce@lemmy.world to Showerthoughts@lemmy.worldEnglish · 25 days agomessage-square8fedilink
minus-squaredual_sport_dork 🐧🗡️@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoIt’s all pipes, Jerry!
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days 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-squareMNByChoice@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up0·25 days agoThey used to, in many places, lead to a sewage treatment facility. That has been changing. Unless you mean the ocean. Then yes, same place.
minus-squareprotist@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·25 days agoStorm drains usually lead straight to creeks, rivers, or other bodies of water, whereas your sewage goes to a water treatment facility first. Totally separate systems (in most places)
It’s all pipes, Jerry!
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
They used to, in many places, lead to a sewage treatment facility. That has been changing.
Unless you mean the ocean. Then yes, same place.
Storm drains usually lead straight to creeks, rivers, or other bodies of water, whereas your sewage goes to a water treatment facility first. Totally separate systems (in most places)