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Based upon where you are from, different countries have different terms for &quot;storm drain&quot;.

Accordingly to Wikipedia, a storm drain is basically What's grate ?  that carry runoffs (rain) from urban areas. For a layman, it helps to think along the line of sewage system that works beneath What's gratting?.

In america, this is also known as &quot;storm drain&quot; or &quot;storm sewer&quot;.

In the UK, this is actually best known &quot;surface water drain&quot; or &quot;surface water sewer&quot;.

In Australia and New Zealand, it is popularly known as &quot;stormwater drain&quot;.

And there it is, the next time you hear someone mentioning &quot;storm drain&quot;, &quot;storm sewer&quot;, &quot;surface water drain&quot;,&quot;surface water sewer&quot; and &quot;stormwater drain&quot;, you now know they refer to exactly What's gratting?.

Functions of storm drain include draining excess water (rain or storm water) and ground water from pavement, streets and carparks into rivers and streams to avoid flooding.

Although storm drains accomplish a amazing job of draining excess water from the urban areas, the inlets are essentially openings where left uncovered can pose a danger to pedestrians. Left uncovered, rubbish will get into the storm drains and cause choking which might eventually lead to flooding.

In order to ensure storm drains serve their purposes while minimizing the potential risks posed to pedestrians and to prevent choking of the drains, drain covers (gratings) are widely-used to cover the inlets (openings) of the storm drains to accomplish the two purposes.

At Jonite, we specialise in steel reinforced drain covers (gratings) that cover your storm drains while preserving the aesthetic areas of the architecture around the drain covers.