Its a trench filled with rocks, to keep it open, that water can percolate along. In modern construction, the trench is lined with a geo-textile, to filter out fine particles, the trench is filled almost to the top with rocks, the textile wrapped over the top and the then covered with more soil.
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10 years ago
Its a trench filled with rocks, to keep it open, that water can percolate along. In modern construction, the trench is lined with a geo-textile, to filter out fine particles, the trench is filled almost to the top with rocks, the textile wrapped over the top and the then covered with more soil.
Answer 10 years ago
The only thing I can add is that it usually has 4" plastic proliferated pipe in the bottom of the ditch to collect and carry off the water.
See this.
Answer 10 years ago
I have a new question: how do you proliferate a pipe?
Answer 10 years ago
Chop it into short lengths ?
Answer 10 years ago
Dang, I was fishing for a [blank] of Mass Destruction joke...
Answer 10 years ago
Just ask Subcommandante Marcos.
Answer 10 years ago
Spell check is know good if you cain't see two reed.
Answer 10 years ago
Damn. Of course there is.
Wish we could edit answers....
Steve
10 years ago
Perforated pipe is what you seek as the name of the pipe.
The pipe has a series if holes to allow ground water into the pipe to be carried away.
10 years ago
When I see "French- " I'm usually looking at a euphemism... not this time it seems.
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