Floods in Odense

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conventional drainage

sustainable drainage

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i would prefer a conventional drainage system.

sustainable drainage

i used to have a 20-stall barn that i leased, and through that experience, i learned a lot about what i would want if/when i built my own. i never did; i have always had to make do or make changes in an already existing facility. it had automatic waterers (heated) in the stalls, half of the barn was built against a hill, so that on one side, half of the barn was underground. the whole area above the stalls was for hay storage, to be dropped down into the feeders in the stalls. speaking of the stalls, way down under the stalls were railroad ties, then 18 inches of sand on that, shavings needless to say, the stalls never got wet. we picked the stalls twice a day, and the barn smelled like shavings and clean horses all the time. now, the waterers were always a headache, and you never knew if a horse was drinking or not, and if there was ever a short in one of the waterers, and a horse got shocked even one time, he would never go back and drink from it. so i turned off all of the waterers and hung buckets in the stalls and pulled a hose down the aisle to fill them. still the best way, more work, but you can keep track of what is going on with your horse. oh yes, the overhead hay storage was a dusty headache; it also made the barn hotter when the loft was full and impaired the circulation, even though there were several vents. i would try not to even let anyone up there while there were horses still in the stalls because of the dust that was created by walking in the loft. one thing that i did appreciate was that half of the barn was against the dirt; even in the summer, it was cool in the barn. i also consider it important to have a solid window in every stall that opens wide enough for the horse to comfortably get his head out. there are lots of reasons for this, not to mention the fresh air, but it lessens the boredom, which in turn lessens the weaving, cribbing, and kicking the stalls. i like concrete for the wash rack and alley, and it should be wide enough that horses can be tied on either side and still be groomed. also, if the wash stall has a window, just like the stall window, your horses will walk in much easier because they can see out and don't feel like they are going into a dead end; you can always close it when you get your horse tied. of course, you will want a hot water heater just for the wash rack. if money isn't an issue, a small bathroom is a must, and well-planned, locked tack rooms i always dreamed of having, within the large tack rooms, partitions for each individual's tack that they could lock up and know that their stuff would never be used or touched by anyone else while they were gone. keep in mind, everyone that boarded there wasn't family, so that was a big issue that had to be addressed on a regular basis. boy, i could go on and on; i guess i already have. no, i don't like mats; i have tried them, would rather have good drainage with shavings. i personally don't like cross ties, but every stable has them and uses them, and most of the time, successfully, but then there is always the horse that just flips for no reason, and you have to haul them off seriously. i would prefer individual places in front of the stall meant for tying, along with a blanket bar out of reach of where the horse can't chew. oh yeah, a doctoring/clipping chute somewhere in an out-of-the-way but well-lit area. i guess i'd better stop; we all have lots of ideas. hope this helps a little, and one more thing, you never have too many lights with convenient places for switches.

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sustainable: advantages: it slows the water flow. creates green space for vegetation (absorbing co2) feeding animal and plant life and adding to biodiversity. it looks nice :-) and allows for recreational use. disadvantages: it takes up more space. it appears green and wild, which may not be pleasing to some.

conventional. i have no knowledge of the benefits of either of the two systems, but i imagine that the conventional drainage system smells less, and people would have a tendency to dump garbage in the sustainable one.

sustainable drainage - of course because of how it looks ...

i would prefer the sustainable drainage, because if the other one becomes too filled up, the water will come up from people's toilets.

both are necessary.

sustainable systems add value to the urban environment. conventional systems only serve water goals.

sustainable drainage system can better address the problem of extreme rain events.

sustainable system. water can be actively used to create more green and blue spaces in towns - and can often be implemented at a much lower cost than conventional drainage systems.

i think there should be a combination of both for floods. i think it's good that water can penetrate the earth to become drinking water one day instead of "losing" it to the conventional drains where it gets mixed together with excrements and needs to be treated as wastewater. however, i would think there could be an increased risk for buildings to collapse if the ground very close by is soaked like a tub. so i would consider sustainable drainage to be a good idea in nature away from buildings, while conventional drainage would be more suited close to buildings.

sustainable. because it is less expensive and provides more in other qualities to the urban area.

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i think a combination of both systems is the best solution.

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i would prefer the sustainable drainage. because the sustainable option would mean more nature, more recreational areas, while also serving a practical purpose with low maintenance costs (new sewage systems are very expensive).

conventional... because it's already there.

if i could only choose one: sustainable system, because it works and creates a different atmosphere and has other benefits such as reducing peak flows and cleaning water. but i think both systems could work very well together.

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the sustainable system. because it naturally infiltrates into the groundwater and would be very beneficial for society with more green recreational areas.

i would choose the most efficient.

hmm, that depends...

i think it is not a fair comparison. and what does "sustainable" actually cover? the sustainable solution also has some problems related to, for example, the need for more surface area, open access to polluted waters for playing children, etc., but the "sustainable" picture, however, looks very green and nice, and therefore i will prefer this.

sustainable drainage system looks better.

sustainable is of course preferred, but if the conventional option is cheaper, it might be easier to implement.

sustainable drainage systems

sustainable drainage would be preferable, but considering the situation, conventional drainage might be more effective.

sustainable drainage. it addresses rainwater in a smarter way by utilizing it instead of merely viewing it as a problem.

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the question is very biased: of course i prefer something that includes the word "sustainable" and shows pictures with grass and trees compared to the two pictures below...

the first one, i like the green view and it also looks much better for both the environment and humanity.