Whats the difference between sewage and sewerage?
A drain is a pipe that serves only one building, conveying water and waste water away to a sewer. Sewers (sewerage), are the underground networks of pipes that carry sewage (waste water and excrement), waste water and surface water run-off, from drains to treatment facilities or disposal points.
How do you pronounce sewage system?
How do you say sewer in American English?
What do you mean by sewerage?
Sewerage is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. Sewerage ends at the entry to a sewage treatment plant or at the point of discharge into the environment. It is the system of pipes, chambers, manholes, etc. that conveys the sewage or storm water.