When the sewers become overwhelmed with rainwater the overflows work to ensure water is prevented from backing up in the system. |
It's a story about a man who hung out in the sewers for years living for opera. |
These youngsters are living in gutters and sewers and sleeping under trees at night. |
Moreover, much of the water supply is deliberately contaminated by willful destruction of sewers, water pipes and storage tanks. |
The land is nearly on a level with the water, the ground is marshy, and the sewers all open. |
They are now demanding that the old sewers beneath the streets of the city be brought up to date in an attempt to rid the area of the vile smell. |