Orange water flowing up in subfloor

[bernardgreen]

That looks like a drainage pipe that should be removing water and not delivering water. Plastic corrgated pipe suggest it is a land drain.

Two locations delivery the same coloured water suggest to me that the drainage system is not coping.

Quite possibly that land drains on higher ground are draining that land but the amount of water is too much for the outlets to the river and as a result water is backing up in the system. Hence water is coming out of the drains in the lower drain systeme inlets.

 

[Ian H]

That was a different job Bernard, same colour of water but the subfloor was built with a gully that ran to the canal. I guess they could have had gas work done too.

 

[dilalio]

That was a different job Bernard, same colour of water but the subfloor was built with a gully that ran to the canal. I guess they could have had gas work done too.

I knew it was a different job

 

[KenGMac]

Just goes to show a mix of lateral thinking plus the totally invaluable element--- local knowledge ---

 

[JBR]

I'm sure you know about the orange water running from the Delph at Worsley. I believe it heads down to Salford. That's orange, due to iron oxide I think.

 

[chrisw99]

Is this the reason all the canals round Worsley are orange? Always wondered about that

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4952348,-2.3713881,1826m/data=!3m1!1e3

 

[Ian H]

That could be my fault over pumping into the surface water drain

 

[dilalio]

Bit further North Ian and I’d have said you must have hit an Irn Brew aquifer

 

[KenGMac]

Where is this fabled aquifer? Up here that sort of brew goes down very well?

 

[dilalio]

Unfortunately, they all seem to be zero sugar aquifers these days!

 

[JBR]

Is this the reason all the canals round Worsley are orange? Always wondered about that

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@53.4952348,-2.3713881,1826m/data=!3m1!1e3

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Yes, go a little upstream from there and you arrive at The Delph.
Out of interest, if you should visit it, you will see two openings (rather overgrown now) which mark the entrance and exit of the unique underground canal system which was an adit extending for many miles on three levels, created in the 17th century. Coal was brought out in narrow barges called 'starvationers' (due to their clearly visible ribs). Later, it was used as an efficient means of draining the more recently-dug deep shaft mines.
Perhaps the iron oxide in the water extends from there.

 

[dilalio]

The photos show what looks like rust in the water. Are there canals and industry nearby?

Ahem

 

[chrisw99]

Yes, go a little upstream from there and you arrive at The Delph.
Out of interest, if you should visit it, you will see two openings (rather overgrown now) which mark the entrance and exit of the unique underground canal system which was an adit extending for many miles on three levels, created in the 17th century. Coal was brought out in narrow barges called 'starvationers' (due to their clearly visible ribs). Later, it was used as an efficient means of draining the more recently-dug deep shaft mines.
Perhaps the iron oxide in the water extends from there.

Interesting. I drive past the Delph a lot (usually in a crawl queuing to get on the M60), and always thought I should get out one day and have a look around.

 

[Diver Fred]

I've seen something similar recently…

Found it was the incoming mains water pipe had rusted away; Galvanised iron/steel pipes installed in the 1950's. Disturbed and exposed when some work was done in the pathways. Had quite a flood in the garden and road. Landowner, council and water company had a major argument whose responsibility it was to put it right…

When were the properties put onto mains water? are they using galvanised pipes?

 

[Ian H]

The supply is Lead but not leaking this side of the stoptap in the footpath. The main could be steel but not sure.