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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 General Storm Drain Cleaning Costs Storm Drain Cleaning costs can be very costly depending on the severity of the situation.  Costs can vary depending on the type and size of drainage system and cause of clog. Storm drains need cleaning when the catch basin is half-full or when flooding occurs in the yard, driveway, streets, or basement after a rainstorm. Catch Basins  can flow directly to a sump, brook, creek, river, lake, bay, and sometimes right to the ocean. It is not uncommon to find used engine oil, antifreeze, and other common solvents and toxins inside of catch basins. I have also found animals stuck in these drains, bullfrogs, a snake, big turtles, fish, and crawfish. I even found my cat Stormy, he was less than two months old stuck in a storm drain.  Keeping toxins out of  Catch Basins  and stor...

The Difference Between Storm Sewers & Sanitary Sewer Systems Everyone has seen storm drains before, and just about everyone has heard of a sewer system. But could you name the major differences between the two of them? Do you know that the two of them can often be mixed up? Not only does this mistake keep some people confused, but it can also have damaging effects on the environment and the systems built within it. Here we outline the major differences between storm drains and sewer systems, and how to properly maintain them.  A storm drain is a system designed for the purpose of carrying rainwater or melting snow. They can often be found, built into roadside curbs, alleys, or basements floors. Storm drains often carry rainwater and melted snow through an underground system that ends up in nearby rivers, creeks, or the ocean. A storm sewer contains untreated water. So the water that enters the river or ocean at the other end is the same water that entered the...

WHAT IS STORM WATER? Storm water (or polluted runoff) is rain or melting snow that flows over the ground. In urban or developed areas, storm water runs over pavement and parking lots, picking up oil and other pollutants before flowing into a nearby river or stream. In more natural areas including forests and wetlands, storm water can soak into the ground, or be stored and filtered. WHAT ARE THE IMPACTS OF “IMPERVIOUS SURFACES”? Impervious surfaces such as roads, parking lots, and roofs associated with sprawling urban development significantly change natural river flow patterns and the recharge of underground water supplies. Rainfall cannot soak into the ground through these surfaces and thus does not replenish groundwater supplies. Impervious surfaces also increase the amount and speed of water entering rivers and other water bodies. The result is an increase in the severity and frequency of floods, the displacement and destruction of habitat for fish and other water ...

All You Need to Know About Dry Wells If storm water races from your yard and across the next lawn over after every heavy rain washing out a flowerbed and cutting a ditch along the way you could probably expect a knock on the door from one very disgruntled neighbor. But neighbor issues would be the least of your problems. With uncontrolled storm water, you can expect erosion and localized flooding time and time again. Dry wells are just one means by which business owners can collect and control storm water runoff. When Dry Wells Can Help Imagine a large commercial paved parking lot. Before the parking lot was there, falling rain soaked evenly into the soil. Now when it rains, the water can no longer drain, so it runs to the lowest area on the parking lot. Before long, water pools, and if the developer did not make provisions to divert the water in a controlled manner it will run over the curb and erode the soil beyond. The same principle is at work in your own yar...

Drywell Repair Service | Suffolk County, Long Island, NY DRY WELL PROFESSIONAL SERVICES SUFFOLK  COUNTY, LONG ISLAND, NY | ALL STORM DRAINS INC. Suffolk  County dry wells are typically large capacity wrapped in filter cloth. They are spread out because there is more land available in  Suffolk . There are older drywells in  Suffolk County   because there were cities and towns that are as old as parts of   Suffolk   Long Island. Some of the  Storm Drains   on Long Island are connected to Sumps or Recharge Basins. These Recharge Basins are found on the sides of highways and Expressways to dissipate Storm Water in conjunction with a dry well system or catch basin system. They are also on commercial properties and found in residential developments. Dry wells  are drainage structures that leach rain water from parking lots, roads, buildings, roof water, bridges, or a house roof or driveway into the ground throughout the...