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Rain water discharge point - Making it less hideous?

 
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Hi all. Permie from Australia here, recently moved to a 3-acre paddock and been working by myself on most of the things I can work by myself.
The topic of the month for me is rain water drainage. When landscaping is not enough to move water for me, I'm resorting to french drains / agipipe solutions to move water away from my buildings.

I'm curious how permies in rural properties with subsurface drainage issues have tackled the 'making discharge points' less hideous. Right now I know I can simply lead my flexible pipes into a PVC which then discharges somewhere further down the hill, but I'm wondering how I can make the discharge more concealed, and at the same time prevent pests from moving in and silt from building up in. The idea of seeing a 100m PVC simply discharging onto the landscape also doesn't seem very elegant.

Would love to hear how people have solved this issue.

Thank you!
 
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Rodolfo Perottoni wrote:I'm curious how permies in rural properties with subsurface drainage issues have tackled the 'making discharge points' less hideous. Right now I know I can simply lead my flexible pipes into a PVC which then discharges somewhere further down the hill, but I'm wondering how I can make the discharge more concealed, and at the same time prevent pests from moving in and silt from building up in. The idea of seeing a 100m PVC simply discharging onto the landscape also doesn't seem very elegant.

Would love to hear how people have solved this issue.



I cannot seem to visualize what this looks like.  could you post some picture?

Our pipes are in french drains covered with white washed pea gravel to form walkways.

Can you conceal the pipes or discharge with pretty plants?  Rocks to form a waterfall?
 
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Obviously if you have too much water, you have to drain it. If it causes a bit of erosion but no real harm, that's a short term problem.

I wonder, in the longer term, are there shrubs/trees that would appreciate the downstream moisture and produce a useful nut/fruit/habitat? Could you capture this water in a pond or swale that would add value in a dry season? Just a thought.
 
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