Catch basin cleaning keeps pavements flood-free. What does maintenance look like?
Some properties have residential catch basins, but in most suburban areas, people rely on the public sewers to drain out rainwater. Without these systems, you would be surprised how quickly rainwater can cause a flood. Hard surfaces like sidewalks, driveways, and streets make it impossible for rain and snow to drain as it might. While plenty of rainwater soaks into the ground, the runoff has nowhere to go but these drains. Here’s how to maintain a catch basin.
Why It Matters
It is worth your effort to maintain a catch basin due to the problems maintenance avoids. The biggest risk is flooding. Floods can cause erosion, landslides, and damage to building and driveway foundations. They also risk lives. Never enter floodwaters! Catch basin cleaning plays a huge part in keeping these disasters from happening.
How to Maintain a Catch Basin
Cleaning and inspecting are the two ways to maintain a catch basin, whether public, commercial, or residential. We will get to how a professional can handle maintenance, but first, we will look at what you can do to help.
On your part, you can just make sure that no debris gets into the drain. Only rainwater should flow into it. Over time, dirt and other debris will fill up at the bottom and create a layer of sludge. However, as much as it is in your power to do so, you can remove dirt, sand, autumn leaves, pine needles, and trash from sidewalks and streets so they don’t end up in the storm drain.
Rely on a Professional
A professional catch basin cleaning company will need to perform the real work of cleaning it out. They will remove the grate or catch basin cover in order to vacuum out the sludge with a vacuum truck. Water jet blasting may be a part of the process to break through any hardened grime. The vacuum truck will remove the sludge, filter any present stormwater through a filtration system, and empty the filtered water into the clean storm drain. It is good as new!
Jet Blast: Maintaining Your Local Sewer Systems
Jet Blast Inc. performs catch basin cleaning services for municipalities and businesses. We also clean out stormwater sewer systems, wastewater sewer systems, reservoirs, and wastewater treatment plants.
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