Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

Mischwasserkanal

English translation:

combined sewer

Added to glossary by Kim Metzger
Aug 28, 2002 00:44
21 yrs ago
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German term

Mischwasserkanal

German to English Tech/Engineering Construction / Civil Engineering
context: Dresdner Stadtentwässerung

Unfortunately, I don't even have a complete sentence. First there is a brief description of the successful (and first-of-its-kind) repair made to the bottom of the Dükerrohr.
Then this follows:
"Nicht so spektakulär, aber notwendig, die Reparatur des Mischwasserkanals am Georgplatz; ..."

Further in the document, there is this:
"Besonders dringend: Der im selben Jahr begonnene Bau des Regenüberlaufbeckens in Johannstadt. Bei hohen Niederschlagsmengen fließt bisher Mischwasser ungeklärt in die Elbe. Künftig ist das ausgeschlossen. In 5 Kammern können ca. 12 Tausend Kubikmeter Mischwasser gespeichert werden. Das ist ein Zehntel der täglich in Dresden anfallenden Menge."

Thanks very much for your help!
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 combined sewage
5 +3 combined sewer

Proposed translations

+1
3 mins
Selected

combined sewage

This is a water system that handles both sewage and rainwater.

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Note added at 2002-08-28 00:50:00 (GMT)
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The older portions of the Bremerton sewer system were constructed as combined sewers (sewers that collect both stormwater and wastewater) which was a common and accepted practice at the time. The sewers originally discharged to the receiving waters without treatment and consequently there was no need to construct separate systems. Thankfully the practice of constructing combined sewers has been prohibited for many years. The current sewer construction practice is to install separate sanitary and storm sewers

http://www.cityofbremerton.com/website1/html pages/wastewate...
Peer comment(s):

agree rapid : Genau
53 mins
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "This was hard to grade, since you both gave me the right answer. If I read the incoming times correctly, I think Kim added his note using sewer before Trudy posted her reply. Sorry, Trudy! But thanks very much to you both for your help!"
+3
19 mins

combined sewer

that takes care of the kanal, too

see:
http://cfpub.epa.gov/npdes/home.cfm?program_id=5
Peer comment(s):

agree Katrin Suchan : Wörterbuch Umwelt, Degering/Wessels, Cornelsen Verlag
5 hrs
agree jerrie
7 hrs
agree Cilian O'Tuama : also given by Langenscheidt Ecology (Hydrology and Waste-Water Technology), alternative "dual-purpose sewer"
17 hrs
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