A distributed utility system includes water source supply lines capable of being placed in fluid communication with a separate water source, water discharge lines capable of being placed in fluid communication with a separate water discharge destination, a water source and destination control manifold to allow selected water source supply lines to be placed in fluid communication with selected water discharge lines, and a storm water collection and distribution system. The storm water system includes a storm water collection conduit and a collected storm water discharge line in fluid communication with the storm water collection conduit, and the storm water discharge line can be placed in fluid communication with the plurality of water discharge lines via the control manifold. The distributed utility system further includes a utility line disposed within at least one of the water source supply lines, water discharge lines and collected storm water discharge line.

The present application provides a secondary drainage method for use at the time of flooding. A rainwater storage tank is provided, drainage pipes are installed between positions in which flooding of land or of property occurs and the rainwater storage tank, and inflow switching valves are installed in portions where water flows in from the drainage pipes to the rainwater storage tank. As a general rule, the flow of water into the rainwater storage tank is prevented by switching the inflow switching valves during the initial stages of a localized severe rain storm or of river flooding. After the wide-area flooding of land has receded, the inflow switching valves are opened, guiding the water in the locally remaining zones of flooded land or of flooded property into the rainwater storage tank, and allowing the localized flooding of land or of property to be eliminated at an early stage.

A pet waste disposal apparatus and method provides a convenient, safe, and odor free way of disposing of pet waste. The pet waste disposal apparatus includes an upright pipe interconnected with a sewer drain line. A hose coupling interconnects with a water source to rinse the pet waste into the sewer drain line. A lid is movably coupled to a top end of the upright pipe to contain odors.

A pet waste disposal apparatus and method provides a convenient, safe, and odor free way of disposing of pet waste. The pet waste disposal apparatus includes an upright pipe interconnected with a sewer drain line. A hose coupling interconnects with a water source to rinse the pet waste into the sewer drain line. A lid is movably coupled to a top end of the upright pipe to contain odors.

Drainage systems for draining precipitation and/or other water from an area to be drained may include a geographical area and a flowing water body As flowing water in the flowing water body adjacently traverses a conduit discharge opening of a drain conduit which communicates with the geographical area and discharges into the water body, the flowing water may induce negative fluid pressure in the drain conduit through the conduit discharge opening. The negative fluid pressure may draw drainage water from the ground at the geographical area through the drain conduit into the flowing water body.

A modular element or semi-module for making underground structures of basins for the management of meteoric waters or for retaining soil includes a substantially planar base portion and one or more pillars rising from the base portion. Each pillar is hollow and has a first external wall defining at least one internal cavity, inside the cavity there being an internal tubular stiffening wall that is spaced from the external wall and has a prismatic shape or a shape substantially corresponding to that of the external wall.

A wastewater leaching chamber having asymmetric corrugations running transversely along the length of the chamber, where each transverse corrugation has a wide section on one side and a narrow section on the opposed side of the chamber, such that the corrugation walls run at an angle to the longitudinal axis of the chamber. The widest corrugation side of the chamber has a large straight sidewall, and the corrugation forms an arch which curve across and downward from the top of the straight sidewall to the narrow side of the corrugation at the opposing base of the chamber. The asymmetric arch is comprised of a multi radius curve from the top of the straight side to the opposing base footer.

Stormwater and fluid management runoff systems, apparatus, and methods for containing and filtering runoff may be provided. In one implementation, a stormwater management box for managing stormwater runoff may be provided. The stormwater management box may include a top plate and a base plate having a plurality of spaced apart columns positioned therebetween. The stormwater management box may include one or more side panels positioned between the top plate and the base plate, each side panel comprising a cover. The stormwater management box may also include a truss, the truss running perpendicular to the vertical plane of the one or more side panels and fitting within a vertical space between an upper surface of the bottom plate and a lower surface of the top plate.

A Soil Absorption System SAS can include at least two elongate water dispersion trenches, channels or slots cut or formed into a surface or the ground, and filled with dispersal media, which can include stone. Each trench can be about 1-6 inches wide, about 4-48 inches deep, and laterally spaced a minimum of about 3-24 inches or about 3-12 inches apart from each other. This arrangement can provide increased lateral water dispersion surface area relative to lateral trench direction.

An enhanced abandoned call recovery (“E-ACR”) process allows certain abandoned calls to be eligible for a callback call. An E-ACR assignment point defines which abandoned calls in an inbound campaign or interactive voice response (“IVR”) menu are eligible to be processed to determine whether the E-ACR callback should occur. The determination of whether a callback occurs involves various compliance tests, such as ensuring calling window, call attempts, and other regulatory concerns are addressed. Once a callback is determined to occur, it is associated with a specific campaign to ensure the called party is provided with agents having the skill set as defined for that assignment point. In this manner, only eligible callers receive an E-ACR callback, and further receive the callback in a compliant manner and handled by the same skill set of agents as would have been allocated to the caller had they not abandoned their call.