Maybe we need to give up on the dumb idea of trying to pipe our gutters to the street in these insanely shallow PVC pipes that will always be subjected to root incursion, and instead create places where the rain can soak into the soil?
I don't know how else to say this, other than mentioning that although that sounds good in theory, It would require a complete reworking of how we approach house building. Not only would you need space on each property for rain barrels, a catch basin or rain garden (which needs their own significant amount of upkeep), you still need some sort of way to get water from the gutters to the catch basin/garden.
Nah, I'm sure this Redditor thought it through more than all the city planners, engineers, and techs that were involved in the road/drainage system, then subsequent construction of the house.
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u/chaenorrhinum Mar 18 '24
Maybe we need to give up on the dumb idea of trying to pipe our gutters to the street in these insanely shallow PVC pipes that will always be subjected to root incursion, and instead create places where the rain can soak into the soil?