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  • 1.  Major melting in Montreal causes sewer overload

    Posted 01-24-2019 10:09 PM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 01-24-2019 10:25 PM
    Hello,

    I wanted to share some pictures from my walk around downtown Montreal today. Very interesting from an engineers perspective doing her masters in stormwater management. I am wondering how this situation could have been delt with differently. Lots of snow still present on the streets blocking the manholes and preventing the water from draining. Also a matter of the system's capacity being breached since such a large amount of snow had fallen a few days prior. Just wondering if they need to make sure those clearing the snow make a point to unblock the manholes... other ideas?

    Comments appreciated :)

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    Julia Bond S.M.ASCE
    Montréal QC
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  • 2.  RE: Major melting in Montreal causes sewer overload

    Posted 01-25-2019 10:44 AM
    Thanks for sharing, Julia! That looks like quite the ordeal to drive or walk through. And I thought our lingering slush in Minneapolis was bad. I'm not sure if there's a formal solution to this issue, but one idea I saw while in Sapporo, Japan was to install snow melting pits (picture below). To avoid damming up the creek, these off-line pits have hinged grates that can be opened so that snow can be shoveled in and allowed to melt slowly. I wasn't around in the winter to see how well they work, though.

    Snow Melting Pits in Sapporo, Japan

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    Vinicius Taguchi S.M.ASCE
    Student
    Minneapolis MN
    (919)345-0886
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  • 3.  RE: Major melting in Montreal causes sewer overload

    Posted 01-27-2019 08:38 PM
    Hello,

    Thanks for sharing this! It was definitely an adventure getting around.

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    Julia Bond S.M.ASCE
    Montréal QC
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  • 4.  RE: Major melting in Montreal causes sewer overload

    Posted 01-26-2019 09:41 AM
    Edited by Tirza Austin 01-26-2019 09:41 AM
    These things should have been considered during construction.


    ------Original Message------

    Hello,

    I wanted to share some pictures from my walk around downtown Montreal today. Very interesting from an engineers perspective doing her masters in stormwater management. I am wondering how this situation could have been delt with differently. Lots of snow still present on the streets blocking the manholes and preventing the water from draining. Also a matter of the system's capacity being breached since such a large amount of snow had fallen a few days prior. Just wondering if they need to make sure those clearing the snow make a point to unblock the manholes... other ideas?

    Comments appreciated :)

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    Julia Bond S.M.ASCE
    Montréal QC
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