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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8 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 8 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 8 years ago
I have a new question: how do you proliferate a pipe?
Answer 8 years ago
Chop it into short lengths ?
Answer 8 years ago
Dang, I was fishing for a [blank] of Mass Destruction joke...
Answer 8 years ago
Just ask Subcommandante Marcos.
Answer 8 years ago
Spell check is know good if you cain't see two reed.
Answer 8 years ago
Damn. Of course there is.
Wish we could edit answers....
Steve
8 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.
8 years ago
When I see "French- " I'm usually looking at a euphemism... not this time it seems.
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