Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is largely a tunnel that carry runoffs (rain) from urban areas. For a layman, it helps to think along the line of sewage system that functions beneath our cities.
In the states, this is typically referred to as "storm drain" or "storm sewer".
In the united grating drain href="http://www.jonite.us[/img]trench grating kingdom, this is popularly known as "surface water drain" or "surface water sewer".
In Australia and New Zealand, it is commonly known as "stormwater drain".
And there you have it, the next time you hear someone mentioning "storm drain", "storm sewer", "surface water drain","surface water sewer" and "stormwater drain", you now know they mean exactly the same thing.
Functions of storm drain include draining excess water (rain or storm water) and ground water from pavement, streets and carparks into rivers and streams to prevent flooding.
Although storm drains do a amazing job of draining excess water from the urban areas, the inlets are essentially openings where left uncovered can pose a hazard floor grating to pedestrians. Left uncovered, rubbish will get into the storm drains and cause choking which might eventually end up with flooding.
To ensure storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the potential risks posed to pedestrians and to prevent choking of the drains, drain covers (gratings) are used to cover the inlets (openings) of the storm drains to accomplish the two purposes.
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What is a channel drain?
A channel drain is actually the same thing as the trench drain. In fact, you'll find names like line drain, slot drain, linear drain or strip drain which all mean the exact same object.
A channel drain (trench drain) is a type of floor drain that has a channel shaped body portrayed by its long length and narrow width.
Channel drains (trench drains) are usually mistaken for french drains. It is advisable to understand that french drains are not the same as channel or trench drains.
With just about any drains, channel drains (trench drains) too demand a cover to serve as a safety precaution and also to prevent large channel grate drain objects from entering the drains which cause choking.
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