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A rainwater gully and a road gully serve similar purposes in collecting and directing water, but they differ in their locations and specific functions: Rainwater Gully Purpose: Designed to handle water from rooftops, driveways, and other hard surfaces around buildings. Location: Typically found on private property...
What is the relationship between a blocked drain engineer and a small excavations repair team? I believe it’s the people and the trades we are familiar with. Our engineers and workforce start each day at 6 o’clock in the morning – first talking to the managers for an update on what may have happened since their last...
When is the worst and the best time to have a blocked drain? I expect we can agree there is no 'best time' to have a blocked drain but there is a worst time and a way of preventing it too. The worst time to have a blocked drain is when there are lots of people! At Christmas time, a New Year's Eve party, birthday party...
Pumping Macerated Solids (sewage down the toilet OR stuff put through garbage disposals). It is more cost-effective and less problematic to separate the sewage from the water and pump water only when or if a situation arises. We usually avoid pumping raw sewage to a treatment plant unless the treatment plant is twice...
Whilst many businesses strive to be process-driven, ensuring consistent and expected outputs, the ever-changing demands from customers, clients, staff and stakeholders etc, continue to put pressure on the ‘daily grind’. It can feel like a ‘safe space’ for many workers and business owners to know their exact tasks for...
According to the Environment Agency, 97.1% of bathing waters in England have passed water quality standards following testing at over 400 designated sites carried out by the Environment Agency (EA). These New statistics show the number of designated bathing waters meeting the highest quality standard is the most since...
View this flow chart as a pdf by clicking this link. We thought it might be helpful for you to be able to identify which kind of private sewage system you have. We know you don't always know when you inherit these systems with a new home. And it can be helpful to understand whether or not your existing system complies...
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Congratulations on passing your HGV Test Danny! Well done! We are very proud of all our teams for their achievements. #sharingagoodthing Maybe you'll see him when he comes to empty your cesspit, septic tank or treatment plant! Make sure you say hello. Take a look at our tank emptying services.
Our Gerry explains how surface water is getting into our drains and overwhelming our sewage systems. " Millions and millions of litres of rainwater and surface water from a storm and rains would break up any treatment plant and overwhelm it." See a written explanation below.
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At ASL Limited, we are passionate about dealing with rainwater, surface water, and roof water mixing with sewage to save the planet – by looking after our rivers, land, and seas. I have found it difficult over the years but have continually tried, undeterred, to explain the detrimental effects of surface rainwater...
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A pumping station is an intermediate collecting chamber for wastewater or surface water that needs to be pumped to another location. A pump station is used where the collecting point for surface water is lower than the sewer disabling the use of gravity. A pumping chamber can also be an additional step in the...
