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The Best Storm Drain Repair  Company On Long Island Email:  George@AllStormDrai ns.com Phone:  516.825.1010   Fax:  631.475.2898 Storm Water Dry Wells A dry well is a subsurface storage facility that receives and temporarily stores storm water runoff from roofs of structures. Discharge of this stored runoff from a dry well occurs through infiltration into the surrounding soils.  A dry well is a well that is used to transmit surface water underground and is deeper than its width at the surface (see image, below). Most dry wells are 30 to 70 feet deep and 3 feet wide at the surface. They are lined with perforated casings and can be filled with gravel or rock or left empty. Today, dry wells usually include some form of pretreatment to remove oil, particles, and associated contaminants, reducing the risk of clogging the wells and of transporting contaminants underground. Dry wells can be used to reduce the adverse effects of storm water runoff on streams a...

  The Best Storm Drain Repair  Company On Long Island Email:  George@AllStormDrai ns.com Phone:  516.825.1010   Fax:  631.475.2898 WHAT IS A DRY WELL SYSTEM? Contemporary drainage systems today are similar to those of the 1800′s. They are designed to accommodate rainfall, and a good design accommodates surface area, and is constructed to pitch rain water and debris . The Best Storm Drain Repair  Company On Long Island Email:  George@AllStormDrai ns.com Phone:  516.825.1010   Fax:  631.475.2898 The final location water and debris is collected usually leads to a catch basin or a dry well. Both units are components of a storm drain system. They are now created as pre-cast concrete rings that are steel reinforced internally. HOW DOES A DRAINAGE SYSTEM WORK? Drainage systems function by rain or flood water leading to a dry well or catch basin. As the water is submerged to a lower point, water is led to a collection of pipes or cylindr...

  Email:  George@AllStormDrai ns.com Phone:  516.825.1010 Fax:  631.475.2898 Adding a Separate Dry Well to Your Laundry Drainage System Dry Well Kit Installation Procedures The soap and bleach from the washing machine will kill the good bacteria in your septic tank . The septic system needs these bacteria to function properly. The bacteria break down the sewage so the tank doesn't need to be emptied as often and the leach field doesn't get clogged. Purchasing a dry-well kit for proper installation is better then trying to install a homemade dry well . The dry-well kit comes with three interlocking side panels, a heavy-duty cover, a coupler, a riser, a surface vent, a sanitary T-fitting and a geotextile filter fabric. The process All Storm Drains Inc. requires you to understand, and how it differs from a standard storm drain Call All Storm Drains Inc . to dig a circular hole, 4 feet around and 4 feet deep, where the dry well will be located.  We then dig a 1-...