Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>End section - can be flared attachment or unflared, at the end of a culvert.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Sump drain - drains water that it collects, may enter the rest of the storm system. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Cross - 4 way connection between storm main pipes. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Tee - 3 way connection between storm main pipes.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Stub/plug - method of capping the end of a section of pipe that is not to be used. May be involved in abandoning a pipe. </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Valve - prevents backflow of stormwater</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Entry points into the storm water system which utilize storm mains that lead to the waterways. May end in an outfall, a leaching basin/drywell, or a storm pond.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Curbside grate - square grate with a curb opening, at the curb of a roadway.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Round inlet grate - flat round grate with large (usually slotted) openings for stormwater to enter.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Square inlet grate - square slotted grate, without curb opening. Can be found at junctions of areas with similar heights (i.e. roadway to driveway).</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Beehive - round grate that is dome-shaped.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Rectangular inlet grate - long slotted grate. Uncommon.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Ownership clarification: </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>1. On county map: CCDC (drain commissioner) owns these</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>2. In ROW: Battle Creek owns</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>3. Outside of Battle Creek: Calhoun County owns</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>4. Private property: owner, except if it is draining to a pond Battle Creek maintains, then Battle Creek owns it. Check with Engineering Department</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Vault: larger square manhole that is poured and leaches storm runoff at its sides to the underground.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Standard: manhole with view to the storm system underground.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Aqua-Swirl: hydrodynamic separator to capture pollutants from surface water runoff.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Leaching Catch Basin: catch basin with holes at the bottom to let storm water leach into the ground.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Drywell: similar to a leaching catch basin, allows water to slowly soak into the ground to dissipate into groundwater.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Ownership clarification: </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>1. On county map: CCDC (drain commissioner) owns these</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>2. In ROW: Battle Creek owns</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>3. Outside of Battle Creek: Calhoun County owns</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>4. Private property: owner, except if it is draining to a pond Battle Creek maintains, then Battle Creek owns it. Check with Engineering Department</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Any point where a separate storm sewer system discharges to either Water of the United States or to another MS4 (waterway controlled by a municipality). Outfalls include discharges from pipes, ditches swales, and other points of concentrated flow.</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Provides access to the main storm sewer line in order to provide maintenance. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
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Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>Channel to divert storm water from the roadway and properties to an outfall or other storm structure. Drawn in the direction of stormwater flow.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Open ditch - open channel for water to flow through.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Culvert - allows water to flow under a road, railroad, trail, or similar obstruction from one side to the other. Does not drain into a Michigan-controlled waterway (outfall). Can have flared or unflared endsection (see storm fittings). </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>Pipe - enclosed channel made from a variety of options of material.</SPAN></P><P><SPAN /></P><P><SPAN>Ownership clarification: </SPAN></P><P><SPAN>1. On county map: CCDC (drain commissioner) owns these</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>2. In ROW: Battle Creek owns</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>3. Outside of Battle Creek: Calhoun County owns</SPAN></P><P><SPAN>4. Private property: owner, except if it is draining to a pond Battle Creek maintains, then Battle Creek owns it. Check with Engineering Department</SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Originally created by Woolpert Inc. in 1997. Edited by Battle Creek DPW Records Division.
Description: <DIV STYLE="text-align:Left;"><DIV><DIV><P><SPAN>To drain storm water from roofs into the storm drainage system, away from buildings. </SPAN></P></DIV></DIV></DIV>
Copyright Text: Created and maintained by the City of Battle Creek DPW Records Division since 2005.