sewer pipes

Wastewater transport tubes

Sewer pipes are the underground tubes that carry wastewater and sewage away from buildings to treatment facilities or disposal sites.

They form networks beneath streets and properties, connecting toilets, drains, and industrial outlets to municipal systems: The city is replacing the old clay sewer pipes with PVC.

Related
  • cast ironBrittle iron-carbon alloy
  • PVCChlorinated plastic abbreviation
  • manholesStreet-level underground entries
  • clayMoldable earth for ceramics
  • trenchingExcavating long narrow cuts

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Categories
Opposites
water type carried

sewer pipeswater mains

Principal urban water pipes

aqueducts

flow direction/purpose

sewer pipeswater supply lines

Pipes delivering municipal hydration

drainage type

sewer pipesstorm drains

Underground channels for runoff

storm sewers · culverts · French drains · gutters

Family

pipes, sewer, piping, sewage

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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G