sekaviemärien
Sekaviemärien, meaning combined sewers in Finnish, are a type of sewer system designed to carry both sanitary sewage and stormwater runoff in a single pipe. This contrasts with separate sewer systems, which have distinct pipes for each type of wastewater. Combined sewer systems were common in older urban areas constructed before the widespread adoption of separate systems.
The primary function of a combined sewer is to collect wastewater from homes, businesses, and industries, as
A significant challenge associated with combined sewers is the occurrence of combined sewer overflows (CSOs). When
Modern urban planning increasingly favors separate sewer systems to mitigate the problems associated with CSOs. However,