Modern technology ensures clean burial pits in the Ebersberg district!

Modern technology ensures clean burial pits in the Ebersberg district!

In the beautiful Ebersberg district, the burial pits have recently been the focus of cleaning work. Every two to three years, these shafts on the district roads have to be brought into shape in order to maintain the infrastructure on the one hand and to prevent flooding on the other. As merkur.de reports, the EBE 5 road in Forstinning is particularly affected, where around 150 versitzgruben are currently being cleaned.

With modern technology and trained staff, the employees of the Ebersberg road maintenance department ensure clean conditions. District Administrator Robert Niedergesäß had the advanced cleaning method demonstrated at a day of action. Machines are used that use negative pressure to remove not only dirt, but also the collected sludge from the storage pits.

The importance of seating pits

But what exactly are these sitting pits? These seepage pits are septic tanks for the infiltration of rainwater or for the self-sufficient drainage of wastewater and were also used for the disposal of human excrement until around 1960. Nowadays, however, in Germany they are primarily used to absorb rainwater, while the discharge of domestic wastewater is generally not permitted, as Wikipedia explains.

Each pit in the district has a volume of around five cubic meters, which is enough to absorb the amount of rainwater that needs to be absorbed. To finance the cleaning work, an amount of around 2,000 euros is raised every day. In the future, the road maintenance department is planning digital recording and automated control intervals to increase maintenance efficiency.

Innovative technologies in use

A mobile high-pressure cleaner, equipped with a 1,000 liter water tank and a pressure of 230 bar, is also used to clear blocked pipes and other gunk. These technical tools are crucial to mastering the challenges presented by climate change. Well-functioning drainage systems are essential, especially in times of unexpected rainfall.

The developments surrounding the burial pits and their maintenance are part of a larger trend that deals with the challenges of climate change. Projects such as the Fraunhofer Institute’s “Morgenstadt Global Smart Cities Initiative” aim to find innovative solutions for urban infrastructures to increase their resilience to extreme weather events. These approaches, such as stormwater management and the design of green infrastructures, are important not only for international cities such as Kochi in India and Saltillo in Mexico, but also for our domestic regions in Germany, as Fraunhofer describes.

Overall, it can be seen that the care and maintenance of the pits in the Ebersberg district is an important step in being able to adequately meet future challenges. Thanks to modern technology and the commitment of its employees, the region remains ideally positioned to win through the right infrastructure even in difficult times.