sewer network
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A sewer network is a system of underground pipes and tunnels designed to collect and transport wastewater and rainwater away from homes and buildings. These networks are essential infrastructure that helps protect public health and prevent flooding by safely directing sewage to treatment facilities or disposal points.
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thumb|Map of London sewer network, late 19th century
Sewerage (or sewage system) is the infrastructure that conveys sewage or surface runoff (stormwater, meltwater, rainwater) using sewers. It encompasses components such as receiving drains, manholes, pumping stations, storm overflows, and screening chambers of the combined sewer or sanitary sewer. 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 or inspection chamber, etc. that conveys the sewage or storm water.