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[–] unexposedhazard@discuss.tchncs.de 17 points 1 month ago (26 children)

to deposit or dispose of waste in a way likely to pollute land or water

Its not "likely" at all tho, because the drain leads to a water treatment plant that constantly deals with literal feces...

[–] wischi@programming.dev 7 points 1 month ago (2 children)

I don't know the situation in the UK but some countries have separate drains depending on if it's waste water or just a regular rain water drainage. Rain water drainages are often not treated in any way (because why, it's rainwater anyway) but waste water is processed in treatment plants.

[–] fluxion@lemmy.world 8 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

It's not just rainwater once it's made it's way from the streets and into the gutter though.. i would hope there's some sort of treatment

[–] Thalion@lemmy.ca 11 points 1 month ago

There is not. Obviously I can't speak for every city in the world but any I'm familiar with either flow back to natural water sources, or to storm ponds to slowly evaporate/become ground water

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