Can the catch basin of an underground chamber system be used as the overflow (primary outlet) of the chamber system?
We designed a simple low volume stormwater detention system using the HydroCAD Chamber Wizard. It's 24" pipe and stone in well drained soils and holds the entire volume of the...
I designed a 24" pipe detention system using the Chamber Wizard. It detains the design storm but I used the catch basin grate as the overflow (outlet) device for storms that exceed the design storm. A city engineer indicated that this is unusual and I should reconsider this approach. Are his...