Are You Responsible for Catch Basin Care?
Your business is responsible for maintaining
any catch basin that is located on your property.
How Are Catch Basins Maintained?
Remove Debris from Grates
The grates of catch basins can become clogged with litter
or leaves, especially in the spring and fall. Regularly inspect the grate and remove
debris.
Remove Debris from Storage Area
Catch basins should be cleaned out before the storage
area is half full. Once this level is reached, debris begins to wash into sewer pipes.
Cleaning should be done in the spring after the first large snow melt, in the fall
after trees have shed their leaves, and additionally if needed.
To find out how much material has accumulated in the storage area of your catch basin, insert a long pipe or broom stick into the storm drain grate. Notice where the pipe or stick hits the debris and continue to the bottom to estimate the depth of accumulation.If you feel any debris you should have it cleaned.
What are the Massachusetts Regulations for Catch basins?
See the next page on catch basin regulations
Getting Help
VacTron Environmental Services
Contact: Tony Garcia
508-
Catch basins are storm sewer inlets that filter out debris such as leaves and litter. They are typically located next to street curbs or within the rear yards of residential areas.
It is important to maintain catch basins to prevent storm sewer blockages and minimize the amount of pollutants entering storm sewers, which discharge into detention basins or directly into streams.
Clogged catch basins can also cause water to pond along streets and in yards and parking lots. This flooding can be a nuisance to motorists and businesses.
VacTron will clean your catch basins to the bottom of the structure and NOT just below the outlet. If the outlet pipe or inlet pipe are partially blocked We will clear it.
Catch Basin Cleaning
Phone:508-