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catch basin in chicago contains bathroom waste
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quentin compson
Jun 18, 2002, 10:29:50 PM6/18/02
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i have 3 bathrooms and using dye i can see that bathroom waste is not going
directly into the sewer from my home's drainage; instead its going into the
catch basin in front of my house, from there it goes into the sewer system.
directly into the sewer from my home's drainage; instead its going into the
catch basin in front of my house, from there it goes into the sewer system.
that does not seem normal to me. is this a chicago thing?
thanks.
Michael Baugh
Jun 19, 2002, 6:08:24 AM6/19/02
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Sounds like a combined sewer system to me.
Not just a Chicago thing.
Gotta mosquito problem?
Not just a Chicago thing.
Gotta mosquito problem?
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quentin_compson
Jun 19, 2002, 9:55:06 AM6/19/02
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no mosquito problem to my knowledge. but i've only been here aorund 6
months. is that combined sewer system going to cause me problems? what's
the easiest way to keep that catach basin clean. when i moved in, we had to
scoop out piles of human sh*t from the c. basin. looked like it hadn't
been cleaned out in a long time.
months. is that combined sewer system going to cause me problems? what's
the easiest way to keep that catach basin clean. when i moved in, we had to
scoop out piles of human sh*t from the c. basin. looked like it hadn't
been cleaned out in a long time.
thanks.
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Todd
Jun 20, 2002, 12:30:20 PM6/20/02
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These are combined sewer systems (CSO) and quite common in older cities I
believe. I know there are a lot in northern Kentucky.
believe. I know there are a lot in northern Kentucky.
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BillLee
Jul 17, 2002, 4:18:06 PM7/17/02
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I think you should have a licenced sewer contractor look at that situation.
I lived in several houses and small apartments in Chicago over a thirty
eight year period. My understanding was that the kitchen and laundry should
drain into the catchbasin. Often gutters and downspouts were also plumbed in
as well. The goal was to trap grease, lint and other material that would
cause clogs in the sewer mains. The other respondents are correct, Chicago
has a "combined" system. Meaning that in the city there is no seperate
"storm water drain" system. All water, domestic and runoff goes into the
same sewers. However, I do not believe that these "catchbasins" were "septic
tanks". Human waste should go into the drain down stream of the catch basin.
However, in Chicago, you are liable to find just about anything. Until the
Big Tunnel project, often one found great quanities of water in one's
basement that contained very nasty stuff when the city's single sewer system
was overloaded and "backed up".
I lived in several houses and small apartments in Chicago over a thirty
eight year period. My understanding was that the kitchen and laundry should
drain into the catchbasin. Often gutters and downspouts were also plumbed in
as well. The goal was to trap grease, lint and other material that would
cause clogs in the sewer mains. The other respondents are correct, Chicago
has a "combined" system. Meaning that in the city there is no seperate
"storm water drain" system. All water, domestic and runoff goes into the
same sewers. However, I do not believe that these "catchbasins" were "septic
tanks". Human waste should go into the drain down stream of the catch basin.
However, in Chicago, you are liable to find just about anything. Until the
Big Tunnel project, often one found great quanities of water in one's
basement that contained very nasty stuff when the city's single sewer system
was overloaded and "backed up".
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