drain definition

drain means (subject to Section 219(2) of the 1991 Act) a drain used for the drainage of one building or any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage;

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drain means that portion of the drainage installation that conveys sewage within any premises;

drain means any drain, together with its appurtenances, used for the drainage of one building only, or of premises within the same curtilage and made merely for the purpose of communicating therefrom with a cesspool or other like receptacle for drainage, or with a sewer into which drainage of two or more buildings or premises occupied by different persons is conveyed and includes any pipe or channel whether opened or closed, used or intended to be used for drainage of land;

Examples of drain in a sentence

• Task Activities Activity Description Budget ($) Total Budget 58,136.35 Work Task 7: Drain Habitat - Initial Vegetation and Habitat Surveys PROPOSED FY 2026 PROJECTED FY 2025 BUDGETED FY 2025 SPENT THROUGH FY 2024 Description and Purpose: To complete drain vegetation database, conduct covered species baseline surveys as necessary, and participate in a comprehensive planning process to address selenium impacts.

• Permit Reference: HCP Drain Habitat; In-Valley Biological Opinion-Rail CM 1-2; CESA 4(g)(i) and MMRPs 45, 46, 47, 88, 101, 102, 103 Accomplishments Through FY 2024: Phase I built in 2009 - 365 acres.

• Proposed FY 2026 Activities: Develop a Pupfish Drain Connection Plan & Design as detailed below.

• Permit Reference: HCP, Drain Habitat 1; In-Valley Biological Opinion Willow Flycatcher Measures 1-4; CESA Permit, 4(g) and MMRPs Accomplishments Through FY 2024: Completed baseline drain survey.

• Permit Reference: HCP-SS 2; In-Valley Biological Opinion; CESA Permit MMRP 79, 80 Accomplishments Through FY 2024: Drain connectivity for pupfish due to salinity levels is included in Task 20.

More Definitions of drain

drain means (subject to paragraph (3)) a drain used for the drainage of one building or of any buildings or yards appurtenant to buildings within the same curtilage;

drain means a system or a line of pipes, with their fittings and accessories such as manholes, inspection chambers, traps, and gullies, floor traps used for drainage of buildings or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same cartilage. A drain includes an open channel or conveying surface water or a system for the removal of any liquid.

drain means a line of pipes including all fittings and equipment such as manholes, inspection chamber, traps, gullies and floor traps, used for the drainage of a building or a number of buildings, or yards appurtenant to the buildings within the same cartilage and includes open channels used for conveying surface water;

drain means to lower the surface water or groundwater elevation, either temporarily or on a permanent basis.

drain means any natural watercourse opened, or proposed to be opened, and

drain means that portion of a drainage installation on any premises, other than a soil-water pipe, waste-water pipe, ventilation pipe or anti-siphonage pipe, which is vested in the owner of the premises and which has been laid in the ground and is used or intended to be used for conveying sewage to a connecting sewer, a common drain, a conservancy tank or a septic tank situated on the premises;

drain means a conduit or channel for the carriage of storm water or other used water.