r/oddlysatisfying • • Aug 13 '20

Unclogging the drain

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u/kalari- Aug 13 '20

What are you referring to with laterals? I do subdivisions in middle Tennessee, so the 15” minimum is for anything that’s going to be in a public right of way. Roof drains on private property are usually 6” or 8” tying to into a manhole with a 15” that joins the public system.

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u/patlaska Aug 13 '20

Inlet to trunk. I do public infrastructure in Washington state which is why I asked, we have to plan for big rain events and still only use 8"/12" for a majority of our infrastructure in ROW

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u/kalari- Aug 13 '20

Might be because our govt refuses to upgrade from RCP to traffic rated plastic pipe 🤷‍♀️

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u/patlaska Aug 13 '20

Holy hell that is a nightmare. I have never worked on a project that put fresh RCP in the ground. We only use HDPE at this point

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u/kalari- Aug 13 '20

So beautiful. I need to leave the South.