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dry well

In French: puits percolant

Definition

A pit filled with clear stone, or a precast chamber, that takes water from roofs or hard surfaces and lets it soak into the ground. It needs soil that absorbs (an infiltration test), a good distance from the foundation and compliance with municipal rules.

Also called

  • soakaway
  • infiltration pit

Other names in French

  • puits sec
  • puits d'infiltration

Sources

  1. The OQLF describes a well that disposes of water by percolation into the soil (absorption well, puits perdu).

    puisard d'absorption, puits perdu (fiche du Grand dictionnaire terminologique) · Office québécois de la langue française