If I see water or debris in a catch basin does that mean it's clogged or needs to be cleaned?
Not necessarily. Many of the City of New Rochelle's catch basins are what are called "sump" catch basins. This refers to the fact that the outlet pipe that conveys water away from the basin is higher than the bottom of the basin. This design is intended to "catch" solids, sediment and debris below the outlet pipe, in the basin "sump", to be cleared away by our staff. This minimizes the flow of solids and sediment to our waterways and limits the potential for buildup of these same materials in our drainage piping.

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1. What is an "overflow" or "bubbler" catch basin?
2. Why do some catch basins always seem to be clogged or flooding over?
3. If I see water or debris in a catch basin does that mean it's clogged or needs to be cleaned?