Below are some drainage terms which may be of help in understanding drain systems and communicating with your local drainage contractor:
catchbasin
A chamber for trapping soil and other drainage material below the drain outflow point.
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drain
A pathway to drain water drainage properly off of and out of the soil. Drains are most often installed by licensed drainage contractors who can measure the specific angles, depth and other job specifics to install the most effective drain system for the property.
Also known as: drain, drains, drainage, drain pipe, drain pipes, drain system, water drainage, drainage pipe, drainage system, drainage systems, French drain, trench drain, soakaway drain
drain system
A set of channels, drains, ditches and similar runoff pathways for carrying water drainage off the surface and out of the soil.
Also known as: drain, drains, drainage systems, drainage, drain pipe, drainage pipe, drain pipes, drain system, water drainage, drainage system, French drain, trench drain, soakaway drain
drainage
The total process by which water drainage flows off the surface and drains out of the ground to reach streams, rivers, and man-made drains.
Also known as: drains, drainage, drain, drain pipe, drain pipes, drain system, water drainage, drainage pipe, drainage system, drainage systems, soakaway drain, French drain, trench drain
drainage ditch
An open man-made drain designed to carry water drainage from the surface or the soil.
Also known as: drain, drains, drainage, drain system, drainage system, water drainage, drainage pipe, drainage systems
drainage system
A residential design made to drain away surface water and groundwater drainage through such devices as downspout diverter drains, French drains, and trench drains.
Also known as: drain, drainage, drain pipe, drain pipes, drains, drain system, water drainage, drainage pipe, trench drain, drainage system, drainage systems, French drain, soakaway drain
grade
A drainage slope, particularly the minimum required drainage slope of 6 inches in 10 feet to drain the ground around your house.
Also known as: drainage systems, drainage, drain system, water drainage, drainage system
open drain
A ditch or surface channel drain for water drainage.
Also known as: drain, drainage systems, drains, drainage, water drainage, drainage pipe, drainage system, drain system,
plastic drain pipe
Drainage pipe made of polyvinyl chloride (PVC), or drain pipes made of polyethylene (PE) or high-density polyethylene (HDPE).
Also known as: drain, drains, drain system, drainage, drain pipes, water drainage, drainage pipe, drainage system, drainage systems, French drain, drain pipe, trench drain, soakaway drain
riparian
Related to the banks of river or stream water drainage.
Also known as: drainage, water drainage, drainage system, drainage systems
runoff
Water drainage that doesn’t drain into the soil, but runs along a surface or through a drain pipe.
Also known as: water drainage, drain, drains, drainage, drain pipe, drain system, drainage pipe, drainage system, drainage systems, drain pipes
sedimentation
Settling out of soil or other suspended material in a drain pipe or elsewhere within a drainage system.
Also known as: drains, drainage, water drainage, drain, drainage system, drainage systems
soakaway
A drain pit for surface water drainage to be absorbed into the earth.
Also known as: drain, drains, drainage, drain system, water drainage,drainage systems, soakaway drain
subsurface drain (SSD)
An underground pervious drain pipe for collecting water drainage from the soil, such as a French drain or trench drain.
Also known as: drain, drains, drainage, drain pipes, drain system, drainage systems, water drainage, drainage pipe, drain pipe, drainage system, French drain, trench drain, soakaway drain
surface runoff
Water drainage that runs along a surface, as opposed to water that drains into a surface.
Also known as: drain, drainage, drain system, drainage system, drains, water drainage, drainage systems
surface water
Water drainage that goes directly to the drainage system, and does not drain through the ground.
Also known as: drainage, water drainage
tile drain
Underground, perforated plastic, clay, or concrete pipe to drain water drainage from the soil.
Also known as: drain, drains, drain pipe, drain pipes, drain system, drainage, water drainage, French drain, drainage pipe, drainage system, drainage systems, trench drain
tile drainage
A set of tile drains for water drainage.
Also known as: drains, drain, drainage, drain pipe, drain pipes, drain system, water drainage, drainage pipe, drainage systems, drainage system
underground drain
A buried drain pipe with slots or holes for collecting water drainage from the soil, such as a French drain or trench drain.
Also known as: drain, drains, drain pipe, drainage systems, drain pipes, drain system, water drainage, drainage, drainage pipe, drainage system, French drain, trench drain
water table
The underground water drainage level to which surface water will drain.
Also known as: drains, drainage, drain system, water drainage
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