soakaways

One of these is to dig soak pits (sometimes referred to as soakaways).

6. Sanitation: General Principles 1994

They import in more usage and waste water generation - and they concrete over the soakaways.

But Zac....We Like Supermarkets ! Newmania 2007

And concreting over green buffer soakaways for roads means roads in themselves generate a huge amount of additional rainwater runoff.

What Are We Defending ? Newmania 2007

They cannot cope with either the hugely increased rainwater runoff (which becomes floodwater in storms) that concreting over our green soakaways (fields) for development produces, or the additional waste water imported into all of this development.

Bitter Funny and True Newmania 2007

They cannot cope with either the hugely increased rainwater runoff (which becomes floodwater in storms) that concreting over our green soakaways (fields) for development produces, or the additional waste water imported into all of this development. ......

They Were Warned Newmania 2007

They cannot cope with either the hugely increased rainwater runoff (which becomes floodwater in storms) that concreting over our green soakaways (fields) for development produces, or the additional waste water imported into all of this development. ......

Archive 2007-07-22 Newmania 2007

We think the decision to still utilise impermeable concrete block paving materials, providing that adequate provision is made for run off water to be channelled to soakaways, or a rain garden within the property boundary is a well thought out and is a considered move to providing a sustainable solution.

Marshalls Delighted By The Balanced Approach In Front Garden Legislation Thatsnews 2008

We think the decision to still utilise impermeable concrete block paving materials, providing that adequate provision is made for run off water to be channelled to soakaways, or a rain garden within the property boundary is a well thought out and is a considered move to providing a sustainable solution.

Archive 2008-09-01 Thatsnews 2008

The system is most appropriate in areas that already have septic tanks but where the soil cannot (or can no longer) absorb the effluent or where densities are such that there is no room for soakaways.

Chapter 5 2000

Compared to soakaways, drainage fields are often used where larger quantities of liquid effluents are produced.

Chapter 5 2000