That is how California's aqueduct and water storage/ flood control is set up to work.
Latest rain in LA
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IIRC, there's quite a few flat roofs out there.
In another couple of years they'll be trying to figure out how to release the excess from the spillways at Hoover Dam.
I assumed flat roofs, but are drain clogs common? What would they be clogged with, too much dirt? I guess most flat roofs that I am aware of have massive drains that I can't ever imagine getting clogged unless with ice or something.
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4+” of rain is a lot regardless of where you are. I’m glad they’re getting it in CA…
You have a point. The drains are just undersized because they are old and made for light rain at most. They clog over several years of leaves and debris - then get stopped up. And since pretty dry most always, "who ever needs to clear drains and downspouts?"
We are not total idiots here. Flat roof doesn't mean a LEVEL roof with no slope.
Reed Timmer is in town to satisfy that need.
Plugged drains usually
lets hope so ! I like to eat.
6 more years of heavy rain/snow per the experts. Much longer if normal.
Seems school architecture wasn't designed with rain in mind
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4.5 inches at my place
Happens all the time w flat roofs.
Drains get plugged with leaves or garbage water pools and at 8.34 Lb per gallon the load becomes too much.
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When gutters get plugged the water spills over the side . Trust me , I have gutters and I cleaned them out last week .I know how it works . I just can't see a roof collapsing from 4 or 5 inches of rain . Are they that poorly designed and built that water would build up on a " flat roof " ?
Another problem out there with storm drains, is they get so little rain, that when it comes in a heavy dose, it picks up literally months of garbage with it that's been laying in the gutters along the roadside.
Soda straws, cigarette wrappers and butts, paper cups, leaves, and thousands of other pieces of crap. It then gets washed into the storm drains all at once, clogging them very quickly, and the water starts building up.
Soda straws, cigarette wrappers and butts, paper cups, leaves, and thousands of other pieces of crap. It then gets washed into the storm drains all at once, clogging them very quickly, and the water starts building up.
Combine with dry rot, pre code build and yes.
