Curtain drain definition

Curtain drain means any ground water interceptor or drainage system that is backfilled with gravel or other suitable material and is intended to interrupt or divert the course of shallow ground water or surface water away from the onsite wastewater system.

Curtain drain means a trench filled with drain rock that is designed to intercept and divert ambient groundwater with surface discharge via piping to another location. Curtain drains are typically used to dewater areas upslope of a retaining wall or a foundation and lower the water table. Curtain drains are also known as French drains.

Curtain drain means a trench 36 inches wide and 24 – 36 inches deep with 12 inches of aggregate into which water softener backwash is disposed.

Examples of Curtain drain in a sentence

• Curtain drain excavations shall maintain the required depth in all parts upgrade from the lowest lateral line and then be graded to drain to the surface or to a pumped catchment basin.

• Curtain drain trenches shall be six to twelve inches (6" - 12") wide and thirty six inches to forty eight inches (36" - 48") deep or to the top of the seasonal high water table.

• Curtain drain means a lined, rock-filled trench with a pipe in the bottom of the trench for the purpose of intercepting and diverting subsurface water.

• Curtain drain pipe must meet the requirements specified in the Manual for gravity drain- field pipe.

• Curtain drain piping: Up-slope of the up-slope side and on the cross slope ends of the disposal field, where the excavation is filled with curtain drain stone, the pipe shall be perforated.

More Definitions of Curtain drain

Curtain drain means a groundwater interceptor that is designed to divert groundwater from an absorption facility. The drain creates a "curtain" to block water from reaching the absorption facility.

Curtain drain means a groundwater interceptor that is installed as a trench with a minimum width of twelve (12) inches and extending into the layer that limits effective soil depth. It has a perforated pipe installed along the bottom of, and the length of the trench and has a minimum of twelve (12) inches of drain media over the drainline and filter fabric placed over the drain media. The curtain drain must meet the setbacks from septic tanks and disposal areas as required in Table 1.

Curtain drain means any groundwater interceptor or drainage system that is backfilled with gravel or other suitable material and is intended to interrupt or divert the course of shallow groundwater or surface water away from the onsite wastewater system.

Curtain drain means a drainage system designed and constructed to intercept and accept surface and ground water which, were it not for such a system, would travel onto or into the subsurface seepage system of the private sewage disposal system.

Curtain drain means a groundwater interceptor that is designed to divert groundwater from an absorption facility. The drain creates a “curtain” to block water from reaching the absorption facility. This activity does not require a special permit fee.

Curtain drain means a subsoil drain that reduces the entrance of ground water into the area of the household sewage treatment system.

Curtain drain means a groundwater interceptor introduced upslope from a disposal field to intercept and divert groundwater or surface water from the absorption facility. It may be required to be installed as a condition for approval of a system.