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.

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.

The invention is directed towards decoupling tidal effects from time-series depth measurements. A drainage sensor includes a fluid depth sensor. The drainage sensors are positioned at monitoring points in a drainage system. Stormwater flows into an input of the drainage system. A tidal depth sensor is positioned in a tidal body of water near an output of the drainage system. During period of high tide, tidal water backflows into the output of the drainage system. The decoupling is accomplished by generating a model of tidal backflow patterns based on data from the drainage sensors and the tidal sensor. The model accounts for a lag time between the tidal data measurements and measurements of the drainage sensors. The model is be used to predict the contribution of tidal backflow effects to stormwater data.

The present invention belongs to the technical field of landscape garden engineering, and specifically discloses a salt-isolated rain garden structure. The salt-isolated rain garden structure includes a depression surrounded by side slopes, where a 10 cm thick drainage layer, a 10-30 cm thick filler layer, a 5 cm thick transition layer, a 20-30 cm thick planting layer, a 0.2-0.5 cm thick mulch layer and a 15-20 cm thick ponding layer are stacked in order from the bottom of the depression to up; a salt barrier is disposed between the planting layer and the transition layer and/or between the drainage layer and a saline layer; a vertical overflow pipe and a horizontal drainage pipe are disposed at the bottom of the depression; the overflow pipe and drainage pipe are connected; the salt barrier is filled with river sand, zeolite or ceramsite and is 10-20 cm in thickness.

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.

A system designed to control and filter runoff water in storm drains is presented. Drain water frequently carries trash, organic matter, suspended solids, hydrocarbons, metals, nutrients and bacteria collected from streets and parking lots into a storm drain inlet, which enters storm water drain pipe systems. The present invention supplies a series of baffle boxes inserted in the drain water stream with a final box possessing an upflow filter comprising filtration media and filter cartridges. The system can also support a storm flow bypass that directs high-flow storm runoff water directly to the outlet to protect the filter system.

A system for trapping and containing objects in a storm sewer that includes a liner, a collection portion and a base portion. The liner having a port. The collection portion is adapted to receive the liner. The base portion is adapted to receive at least a part of the collection portion. The base portion is mountable in a body of water. The base portion includes a port for attachment to a storm sewer pipe. When the part of the collection portion is received in the base portion, the liner port is in communication with the base portion port.

The present disclosure provides a method of systematic protection and utilization of hill resources, and relates to the field of protection and utilization of hill resources. The method of systematic protection and utilization method of the hill resources comprises a hill resource protection method and a hill resource utilization method. The hill resource protection method comprises a prevention and control method for geological disasters such as landslide, debris flow, water and soil loss, fire disasters and/or desertification caused by earthquakes, rainstorms and/or drought and the like, and a prevention and control method for continuous weathering of mountain rocks; and the hill resource utilization method is a method for utilizing available resources generated based on the protection. According to the method of systematic protection and utilization for hill resources, a foundation for utilizing the hill resources is built by protecting the hill resources, with protection and utilization integrated. Compared with existing methods, the method provided by the present disclosure not only can prevent and control natural disasters, protect the hill resources and prevent water and soil loss, but also can efficiently utilize water and soil resources, increase the output value, relieve the cultivated land pressure and promote industrial layout adjustment.

A system for collecting debris created for small-scale outflow pipes, including a collection net made of durable lightweight mesh material, for capturing debris and allowing for free flow of fluid. The collection net configured to be attached to an outflow pipe using a fixed collar and a movable collar. The system designed such that the fixed collar fits securely on outflow pipe, and the movable collar fits such that it may move towards the fixed collar longitudinally along the outflow pipe. A pressure sensor attached to the fixed collar triggers an electrical signal to alert users when a threshold capacity of the collection net is exceeded, by the pressure imparted by movable collar onto the pressure senor. An electrical signal triggers control unit to alert users when a predefined threshold is exceeded, by indicating via an indicator that capacity limits of collected debris have been exceeded.

A bioretention system includes a number of connected wall portions defining an enclosure. Each wall portion includes a pair of spaced supports that support one or more panels that are interlocked with the pair of supports via mating interlocking features. Where a wall portion includes an upper panel atop of a lower panel, a lower edge of the upper panel and a top edge of the lower panel are in contact with each other to form the wall portion. The supports are then connected in spaced relation on the transverse axis by internal bars or beams which provide support for the wall portions without the need for external soil reinforcement.