What Role Do Sand Traps Play in Water Management?

In water conservation and management, the installation of the right network of pipes and fittings is of crucial importance. Pipeline systems for water management must be able to withstand the heavy volumes of wastewater generated to seamlessly ensure that there is no water accumulation or flooding. In water management systems, sand traps are an important type of fitting and are installed at the subsurface level. Let us try and understand the role that sand traps play in water management:

1.    In public areas, sand traps are installed where drains are part of the paved and unpaved road network of an area. This is to prevent the flow of large particles such as sand, pebbles, or other organic matter into the drains and keep them from getting accumulated. By allowing the filtration of the particles, sand traps ensure that only clear water flows into the main drains.

2.    In water treatment systems, especially those recycling water, sand traps again serve to keep out the larger particles. In the sand trap, there is an input and an output, with the former collecting the coarse sand and particle matter in the water and allowing the filtered water to flow through the output channel. The heavy particles settle at the trap by the action of gravity and the remaining water flows out for further treatment.

3.    Sand traps are also installed where there are downpipes for water drainage, such as road gullies and roof drainage systems which are in potential danger of blockage due to accumulation of branches, leaves, twigs, and other such obstructive wastes. Sand traps prevent the flow of this organic matter into the downpipes by collecting them at the surface level and allow only the water to flow out.

4.    Sand traps are also installed near petrol pumps. There are water runoffs containing sand, gravel or other such big particles near oil and petrol and grease traps and to prevent these from flowing into the main drainage network of the area, sand traps are installed near them.

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