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Location DB > United States > New York > Rochester > Combined Sewer
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Combined Sewer
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 Database Info
created by EvilNick on 4/26/2005 2:07 PM
last modified by thoughtcriminal on 7/26/2009 6:57 AM
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 Overview
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 Basic Information
Type: Drain
Status: Active
Accessibility: easy to get to, difficult to get in and out
Recommendation: drop everything - must see
 Physical Information
Address

Rochester, New York
United States
Owner: Monroe County
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  •  Hazards
  • unsafe flooring
  • flooding
  • water
  •  Interesting Features
    Interesting acoustics inside the tunnel. Storage tunnels about 27 to 30 miles of them run deep under the highways in Monroe County.
     Security Measures
  • fences
  • barbed wire
  • locked gates
  • cameras
  • 60 - 70 foot drop to tunnel
  •  Historical Dates
    Built: 1982
    Closed: 0
     Required Equipment
  • flashlight
  • rope
  • harness
  •  Recommended Equipment
    water-proof boots
     History
    The tunnel system, started in 1982 and completed in 1991, cost a total of $700 million with state and federal grants providing most of the funding. A laser-guided tunnel boring machine, called a mole, bored tunnels anywhere from 10 to 16 feet in diameter. The tunnel systems prevent overflow with a "catch and store" system (as opposed to the "dump" system used prior to the building of the tunnel systems). During wet weather events, the excess water that the treatment plant could not handle is no longer sent to the Genesee River or Irondequoit Bay. The tunnels now catch the water and store it. When the storm is over and the plant is not treating it's full capacity, the water is sent to the plant and treated. Before the installation of the tunnel systems, there were an average of 40-70 overflow events per year.
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    4-9 long night
    Tue, Apr 26th, 2005
    posted by EvilNick
    13 pictures
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    4-16
    Thu, Apr 28th, 2005
    posted by EvilNick
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    Lets go for a swim!
    Sun, Jul 17th, 2005
    posted by EvilNick
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    It stinks!
    Thu, Apr 20th, 2006
    posted by EvilNick
    5 pictures


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     Web Links
    http://www.glslcit.../RPWDCSCSOAP~1.pdf
    http://www.monroec...v/p/pw-History.pdf

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    Photography 5 / 10
    Coolness 7 / 10
    Content Quality 8 / 10
     Validation
    This location's validation is current. It was last validated by Mike Dijital on 8/27/2014 8:57 PM.

     Latest Changes
  • on Aug 27 14 at 20:57, Mike Dijital validated this location
  • on Aug 26 14 at 18:18, EvilNick made this location public
  • on Jul 27 09 at 8:26, Steed validated this location
  • on Jul 26 09 at 6:57, thoughtcriminal changed the following: Web Links
  • on Jul 26 09 at 6:47, thoughtcriminal changed the following: Web Links
  • on Jul 25 08 at 4:24, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Jul 24 08 at 19:41, trent changed the following: History, Interesting Features, Security Measures
  • on Jul 30 06 at 0:10, Emperor Wang validated this location
  • on Jul 14 06 at 10:49, DriverDan changed the following: Web Links
  • on Apr 20 06 at 13:13, EvilNick updated gallery picture treespassing.jpg
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    You must log in for this feature to work.Some one was given a tour by the water company, lowered in by craneMikeYedi14349/17/2019 3:37 AM by Obsolete
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