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Streets of width less than 20 m have one sewer collecting water draining from street and neighboring buildings; streets wider than 20 m have one sewer under each sidewalk; all structures are brick built and can be readily inspected; they form network over 2000 km long; cleaning is done by specialized personnel (810 including staff) working in shifts, and using special equipment manufactured in sewer service workshops; several hundred sites are opened each year to carry out maintenance or effect necessary local modifications.
Streets of width less than 20 m have one sewer collecting water draining from street and neighboring buildings; streets wider than 20 m have one sewer under each sidewalk; all structures are brick built and can be readily inspected; they form network over 2000 km long; cleaning is done by specialized personnel (810 including staff) working in shifts, and using special equipment manufactured in sewer service workshops; several hundred sites are opened each year to carry out maintenance or effect necessary local modifications.
Paris sewers
Les egouts de Paris
Ganneau, M. (author)
1966
11 pages
Article (Journal)
French
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